A Blecaut left numerous residents of the Manaus Metropolitan Region (AM) without energy between last Friday (7) and Saturday morning (8). According to the concessionaire Águas de Manaus, blackout affected the water treatment and distribution system in the region.
Amazonas Energia informed the CNN that the interruption of power supply occurred due to the dismissal of the 500 kV Jurupari-Silves line, belonging to the National Interconnected System (SIN)-network of transmission lines and substations that interconnect the power generating plants in Brazil
The concessionaire said 85% of the supply was restored later on Friday.
In a statement, Águas de Manaus reported that, due to blackout, all Manaus regions may have oscillations or lack of water on Saturday (8).
The Treatment Stations of Ismael I, Ponta das Lajes and Mauazinho returned with the production of treated water this morning.
However, the Ponta do Isael II station, which supplies the North, West and Midwest regions, should be rewired in the afternoon, after the completion of the services in the large network that led on Coronel Teixeira Avenue. The company stressed that it performs actions throughout the city to recover the system and that the forecast is that the service will be normalized this weekend.
The Amazonas State Secretariat of Health reported that the health units maintained the essential care and assistance to the population during the blecate.
“Health units have generators that guaranteed the continuity of services, according to the SES-AM contingency plan,” said the folder.
Until the last update of this report, Amazonas Energia did not report the exact number of customers who were without energy.
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