Minister says he intends to restore all energy in Amapá in 10 days | Politics

On Tuesday night (3) a fire in an electrical substation located in the North Zone of the capital Macapá caused a blackout. Thirteen of the 16 municipalities in the state were affected.

This Friday, Amapá entered the fourth day of the blackout with 89% of the population without electricity. On Thursday, the state government declared an emergency.

“In 10 days we intend to restore 100% of the power in Amapá,” said the minister, after a meeting with the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (DEM-AP).

• PHOTOS: places without light and looking for basic needs
• The blackout affects 13 municipalities and compromises health and communication services

The minister explained that the plan to try to restore power in 70% of the state until this Thursday (5) did not work, because the operation is “complex.”

“The equipment has already been repaired in its physical part and now the oil is filtered from the equipment. To be aware of the volume, there are 45 thousand liters of oil and we have to make sure that it is in working order,” he said. the minister.

On Wednesday (4), the Ministry of Mines and Energy created a crisis office to reverse the blackout and sent a delegation to Amapá to supervise the measures taken to restore electricity in the state.

On Thursday (5), three plans to restore the power supply were announced. The options presented involve the states of Amazonas, Pará and Roraima to send spare parts, motors and transformers.

The senator-elect for Amapá, Davi Alcolumbre highlighted the operational difficulties of rescuing the state, far from the center of the country and with access only by “plane or boat.”

The president of the Senate described what happened and said that the authorities will investigate and punish those responsible. Alcolumbre said there was “a good technical perspective” to fix the problem.

“Of course, at some point the authorities will investigate and investigate those responsible, but it was a fatality and now we are looking for a solution to the problem,” he said.

Main impacts of the blackout for the population:

• Power outages in 13 of the 16 municipalities, including all in the metropolitan region. In Macapá, there is only energy in essential services, such as hospitals
• Lack of running water, mineral water and ice.
• Internet and phone services barely work
• Most gas stations do not have a generator and cannot work.
• ATMs and card machines don’t work, so people can’t make purchases