CFE restores power after blackouts hit Riviera Maya

The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) restored powerfulness successful the southeastern Yucatán Peninsula connected Tuesday greeting aft respective powerfulness outages were reported crossed the state. 

The blackouts, which began astatine 6 p.m. connected Monday, affected 7 of the 11 municipalities successful Quintana Roo, including the tourer destinations Tulum, Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Isla Mujeres, Cozumel, Bacalar and Puerto Morelos.

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In Cancún, the powerfulness outage chiefly affected the northwest country of the city. Residents successful the neighboring states of Campeche and Tabasco besides reported respective hours of powerfulness outages connected societal media.  

CFE reported that the blackouts were owed to the mediocre prime of earthy state caused by precocious humidity levels successful the Mayakán state pipeline that runs from confederate Tabasco to Valladolid, Yucatán.

The committee said successful a connection that due to the fact that of the mediocre state quality, generating plants were forced to power to alternate fuels.  

“To mitigate the impacts during this play of irregular supply, the Generation Subdirectorate, successful coordination with the subsidiary CFEnergía and the National Energy Control Center (Cenace), made the determination to instrumentality scheduled powerfulness outages for periods of clip (rotating outages) to minimize the interaction connected users,” the bulletin stated. 

CFE reported that powerfulness was restored to 47% of those affected successful Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatán by 9 p.m. connected Monday. 

Following large powerfulness disruptions during the summertime months of 2024, the CFE precocious announced it would put astir US $12 million successful the installation of caller capacitor banks crossed Quintana Roo and a three-phase transformer successful Playa del Carmen.

The investments are expected to amended the authorities electrical system’s ratio erstwhile blistery upwind creates excessive demand.

With reports from Milenio, Animal Politico and Infobae