After generating generators, the neighborhoods of Macapá are left without electricity, frustrating residents | Amapá

The federal government had announced that 100% of the state would have power from thermoelectric generators this Saturday, but now the speech was that this is the beginning of the complete restoration. All Amapá should only have electricity on Thursday (26), with the installation of a new transformer in the state’s main substation.

The equipment, contracted to meet the state’s consumption needs, albeit provisionally, with the activation of 45 megawatts of energy, were assembled at the Santa Rita substation, in the capital Macapá, and another in the neighboring municipality, Santana.

This Saturday only 20 megawatts of the 45 contracted were connected. According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the rest will come into operation on Sunday (21).

In the Alvorada neighborhood, in the West Zone, hours after Bolsonaro left the capital, the darkness was still present. The feeling was one of frustration at the home of student Fernanda Brito, 24, where the family still relied on candlelight.

“Here in my house, there is still no light even after the president presses this button. I live in Alvorada, near the substation where the president was a few minutes ago and we are still by candlelight,” he said.

Nurse Eloísa Balieiro, 35, said she did not see much difference in the electrical power situation after activation. According to the resident, the oscillation of the service is maintained and the losses continue.

“Since the morning our energy has been fluctuating. Today the president of Brazil came here [em Macapá] But I didn’t see him, he’s still hesitating We already have a burned-out appliance, we lost everything, and we still don’t have the courage to buy something that will last. We only buy the meals of the day, ”he reported.

This was Bolsonaro’s first visit to Amapá after the two blackouts. The delegation that accompanied him was made up of the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque; by the Prime Minister of the General Institutional Security Office (GSI) of the reserve Augusto Heleno; by the president of the National Congress, Senator Davi Alcolumbre (DEM / AP); by the governor of Amapá, Waldez Góes (PDT); and other authorities.

In the last 3 weeks, the Amapaense lived with part of the day without energy, since a system of rotation and rationing by regions was established. It was necessary to maintain new habits at home and at work, especially since the schedule was not always kept.

Many neighbors feared the loss of electronics with disconnections and the resumption of light at times outside of rotation. Sleeping was also a privilege.

The 44 fuel generators can guarantee the full return of service gradually, which should be fully normalized only on Thursday (26), according to the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque.

Initially, the federal government gave 10 days to resolve the problem, which did not happen. CEA then promised to end the rotation and resume full distribution on November 26.

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The energy distributor, called Companhia de Eletricidade do Amapá (CEA), has already reported that it does not guarantee the restoration of 100% service immediately and said that the rotation will be suspended, but the interruptions will continue to occur at peak hours: from 14 to 14 hours. 4pm and 10pm to 1:30 am.

Thermoelectric generators will guarantee supply until two more transformers in the state’s main substation are back online. And then they fall behind to avoid further blackouts.

The Federal Court determined that the Macapá Power Transmission Lines (LMTE) – responsible for the Macapá Substation, connected to the National Interconnected System (SIN) and that caught fire on November 3 – has until November 25 to carry out the “solution complete “of the problem.

In the Macapá Substation, there is only one transformer in operation. To ensure power for the entire state, it is necessary to install a second, which must be energized before November 26. In addition, to operate safely in the energy reserve, the state receives a third transformer sent from Boa Vista, which should arrive in December.

The second team, which was in Laranjal do Jari, in the south of the state, arrived in Macapá on Wednesday (18), after a major transport operation, as it weighs around 200 tons. It took more than 30 hours by ferry.

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