Companies claim to have restored service in Capital, GBA and La Plata

Gradually, the entire country recovers the electricity service, having suffered the biggest power outage in its history. With the exception of Tierra del Fuego, the rest of the provinces were in the dark from 7:07 am to noon. Even some localities are still in the dark. According to sources from the Ministry of Energy, 98% of the service would already be restored.

With regard to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the surrounding area, the two distribution companies have confirmed the replacement of the service. However, there are users who express the opposite through their networks.

"Standard service: Edesur replaced the service at 100% of the customers concerned by the failure of the interconnection system, external to the distributor. We make all information available to our users, "said Distribuidora Sur Empresa Sociedad Anonima (Edesur), which supplies energy to the southern sector of the city and the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

STANDARD SERVICE ⚡️Edesur has replaced the service at 100% of the customers concerned by the failure of the interconnection system, external to the distributor. We make all information available to our users https://t.co/XrqalOLIv7

– Edesur Argentina (@OficialEdesur) June 16, 2019

For its part, the company Edenor, which covers the other part of the capital and Greater Buenos Aires, said through its social networks: "We are restoring the supply to 100% of customers affected by the failure of the Argentine interconnection system (SADI) ".

We are restoring the supply to 100% of customers affected by the failure of the Argentine interconnection system (SADI). #Edenor

– Edenor customers (@EdenorClientes) June 16, 2019

However, many users report that problems persist on social networks. In Caballito, for example, thousands of users say they do not have electricity at home yet.

Beyond residential service, one of the main problems is that of the broken traffic lights and traffic jams that they generate. In addition, there are testimonies of people who were robbed in General Paz by criminals who took advantage of the large line of cars stopped by demonstrations of neighbors who remain without service.

L & # 39; money. Edelap, the energy distribution company of the capital of Buenos Aires, also reported, as Edesur and Edenor, the return of the service on the whole territory: "We resume 100% operation of high voltage networks, SADI and thanks to the local generation, the normal operation of the service has been restored, but we are still online and receive instructions from Cammesa. "

INFORMATION UPDATE – We are restoring 100% of the operation of high voltage networks borrowing energy from SADI and through local production. The normal operation of the service has been recovered. However, we continue to receive instructions from CAMMESA online.

– Edelap (@EDELAP__Oficial) June 16, 2019

Transport As for the subway, lines B, C, E and H have not worked yet, because of the damage caused by the cut.

JPA CP