2023-09-15 17:22:00
And The fire caused a total power outage in Centenario, Vista Alegre, Barda del Medio, Campo Grande and Contralmirante Cordero. It happened around 11, at a transformer station. Already They extinguished the fire and firefighters work on cooling; however, They warned that the community will not have electricity for several hours. They hope to restore service today.
The Neuquén Provincial Energy Entity (EPEN) indicated that the fire occurred in one of the cells of the Centenario Transformer Station. “This failure produced a voltage drop in the Neuquén subsystem, and therefore some backup facilities have acted,” they detailed.
BFirefighters worked at the scene and managed to put out the fire., but cooling work continues. «There was a failure in the distribution system, which did not act appropriately in the way it should have acted and caused the failure to enter the building,” the president of EPEN, Francisco Zambón, told Channel 7.
The high current that circulated heated the cables and caused the fire to spread in the cells, Zambón said. He explained that “the protection, upon seeing a current parameter higher than the programmed one, “It gives the signal to act and interrupt the supply in that sector.”but could not be detected.
The president of EPEN indicated “we have not yet been able to measure the damage because the fire department is working, finishing cooling the area, but the fire is already out,” he said.
Zambón reported that staff are evaluating the contingency plans and how to restore service to the population. “Centenario and Vista Alegre are affected, but the Río Negro area will be supplied by Edersa, while the Neuquén Industrial Park will be supplied from the Gran Neuquén plant,” he reported.
The president of EPEN reported that there were no staff in the vicinity and that there were no people affected by the smoke either.
Zambón indicated that they are in Contact generator suppliers for an alternative plan. However, he noted that they are already mobilizing equipment from the Zapala central warehouse. “We ask the population to “Be prepared for several hours without power, we hope to have it resolved by tomorrow,” he warned.
Regarding Health organizations that need the energy, Zambón reported that the Health Centers and the hospital in the area have already been notified, and a protocol has been activated together with the Ministry of Health. “As for the electro-dependent cases, we have identified them so that they can have electricity alternatively or with the hospital.”
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