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After a new blackout in 13 of the 16 cities of Amapá, the residents of Macapá and Santana carried out new protests between 11:30 pm on Tuesday (17) and 3:00 am on Wednesday (18). According to the Military Police (PM), there were 9 demonstrations in both cities. The state reaches the 16th day of the blackout.
One of the protests took place in the North Zone of the capital, where residents blocked Av. Carlos Lins Cortes, at least in two sections, the main road in the Infraero 2 neighborhood. The PM also said in a note that he dispersed 3 principles of demonstrations.
The federal government has declared that it is investigating the causes of Tuesday’s blackout, and that there were still actions overnight for the gradual return of supply. The residents of the capital reported that around 10:40 p.m. the power supply began to resume, but with fluctuations and failures.
In the new blackout, only hospitals, public agencies and commercial establishments with generators had no interruption.
The second general blackout occurred around 8:30 p.m., in the state that is experiencing a rationed supply, through a rotation of 3 and 4 hours. The problem started after a fire in the state’s main substation on Nov.3.
Amapá registers a new blackout in 13 of the 16 cities
The Operator of the National Electricity System (ONS) reported that it was working to restore all positions in the state as soon as possible.
Eletronorte explained that there was a stoppage of the Coaracy Nunes Hydroelectric Plant, which is supplying part of the supply to Amapá, due to “an event outside the plant, probably in the electrical distribution system.”
He added that the technicians restored generation at the plant and that the supply began to be resumed by Companhia de Eletricidade do Amapá (CEA) and ONS. He also clarified that he does not own the distribution or transmission of energy to Amapá.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) reported that the electrical system is unstable and the causes are being investigated.
Linhas de Macapá Transmissora de Energia, the concessionaire responsible for transmission in the state, reported, in a note, that there were no problems with the capital’s transformer substation that provides the service and that the blackout “must be confirmed with the authorities.”
Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (Sustainability Network-AP) said on social media that “we are once again with a total blackout in Amapá.” “There is an urgent need for the responsible authorities to clarify what has happened at this time.”
Macapá was completely in the dark after another blackout on Tuesday (17) – Photo: Rede Amazônica
The causes of the fire that affected the Macapá substation on November 3 are still being investigated. Thirteen of the 16 cities in the state were completely “in the dark” for four days. On November 7, the energy rotation began for 89% of the state.
Minister Bento Albuquerque, of Mines and Energy, even announced that the total restoration was scheduled for last weekend, but the Companhia de Eletricidade do Amapá (CEA) expects the rationing to last until November 26.
The Federal Court determined that LMTE has until November 25 for a “complete solution” to the problem.
The streets of Macapá are completely dark after another blackout – Photo: John Pacheco / G1
Temporary and definitive solutions
On Monday (16), 37 thermoelectric generators were unloaded, which should provisionally guarantee a return of 100% of the electricity supply as soon as they begin to operate.
There is still no exact deadline for the full resumption of electricity, as the forecast depends on the technical evaluation of the generator assembly companies.
The generators, which arrived from Manaus on ferries, will generate 45 megawatts of power. Currently, the state generates a total of 210 megawatts, 70 of which come from the Coaracy Nunes Hydroelectric Plant and 140 megawatts through the Macapá Transmissora de Energia (LMTE) system.
Transformador de Laranjal do Jari arrived in Macapá at dawn this Wednesday (18); the team will still be evaluated – Photo: Emiliano Capozoli / LMTE / Disclosure
To guarantee 100% of the supply and with an energy reserve security, it is necessary to install a second transformer in the substation that caught fire.
The equipment, which was in Laranjal do Jari, in the south of the state, arrived in Macapá at dawn on Wednesday, after a large operation to carry out the transport, weighing about 200 tons. It took more than 30 hours by ferry between the Jari and Amazon rivers.
LMTE reported that it is necessary to verify if there was any type of damage during the trip, and that later the equipment will be subjected to tests. “The expectation is that the total power of the state will be restored on November 26 [um dia depois do prazo dado pela Justiça]”, highlighted the company.
Currently, the structure operates with a single transformer, also damaged by the fire, but which was recovered on November 7. LMTE had a third team, only in reserve, but it has been in maintenance since late 2019.
Inspection in the substation with a transformer on fire at the bottom – Photo: Civil Police / Disclosure
Rede Globo also found that, in 5 years of operation, the substation that caught fire did not receive a single face-to-face inspection by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel).
Aneel clarified that the inspection of the electricity transmission sector is carried out continuously and is based on the monitoring of the performance indicators of the transmitters.
The park of electric generators that arrived in Amapá on Monday will remain in the state even after the recovery of the substation transformer, as a backup.
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