Blackout affected almost a million users in Buenos Aires under extreme heat

Buenos Aires, Argentina Unsplase/Juan Pablo Mascanfroni Almost a million users were left without electricity in Buenos Aires and its populated outskirts in the early hours of Wednesday (31) due to voltage problems amid strong demand in the suffocating heat of summer in the southern hemisphere. According to the electricity regulator, the peak of the blackout lasted for almost four hours, with temperatures reaching 30 °C overnight. The private electricity concessionaire Edesur reported that the service was restored in stages and, at noon on Wednesday, only a few thousand users were still without supply. Edesur reported that it mobilized “a special operation to address failures related to high demand due to the heat wave on New Year’s Eve.” ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp See the videos that are trending on g1 The blackout left the emblematic Obelisk of Buenos Aires in darkness and affected a wide area in the populated belt that surrounds the Argentine capital. Blackout and tariff increase The supply interruption occurred simultaneously with the announcement of new increases in electricity tariffs, which will rise by 2% from January 1st. In middle-class neighborhoods in the Argentine capital, groups of residents and traders protested by banging pots on the corners of their streets. This Wednesday (31) temperatures of 38º C are expected in the Argentine capital and surrounding areas, according to the national meteorological service. See more: The experiment against loneliness in Sweden that pays people to take ‘friend time’ at work

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