The effects of failure reaches Paraguay – Telam

Seven power stations at the Yacyretá hydroelectric power station, shared by Paraguay and Argentina, were blocked by the blackout that occurred this morning in the light of Argentina, from Uruguay and several cities in southern Paraguay, reported today the National Electricity Administration (ANDE).

The blockade resulted from an "event in the Argentine Interconnection System (SADI)", which had caused the disconnection of the seven units in service on 6 (Paraguay local time) and had affected the Paraguayan cities of 39, Ayolas, Pilar, Villalbín and the surrounding areas. neighbors, mainly in the departments of Misiones and Ñeembucú ", they said in a statement.At the same time, forcing the connection maneuvers on" Itaipú and Acaray source ", the other dams of the neighboring country.

According to the Argentinean Energy Secretariat, the causes are still unknown and the service will be gradually restored, although its complete restitution may take "several hours".

The ANDE has badured that "Cammesa – the operator of the Argentine electricity network – is in the process of normalizing the Argentine system" and that, for the moment, the causes of what happened are unknown.

During his stay in Uruguay, the National Administration of Power Plants and Transmissions (UTE) said that the decision had affected a large part of the country, especially the cities located on the coast of Rio de la Plata, which includes Montevideo, reported EFE.