In Buenos Aires and several provinces of Argentina, about 20 million people were left without electricity due to a fire in a pasture near the Atucha nuclear power plant and the resulting failure of the nuclear power plant, writes La Nación newspaper.
The fire led to an accident on a high-voltage power line, which caused a failure in the operation of the first power unit of the Atucha nuclear power plant. As a result, 40% of consumers in the country were left without electricity. More than 6 million buildings lost power, according to the publication.
Sources told the newspaper that accidents occurred at other power plants in the republic. The Ministry of Energy of the country confirmed that “several failures were recorded in the energy system”, their causes are being established. Emergency services are working on troubleshooting, but the nuclear power plant will not be able to restore operation until 48 hours later, said Nucleoeléctrica Argentina, which is responsible for its operation. According to the company, electricity generation in the country fell by 10,000 MW from the usual rate of 25,000 MW.
Source: Rosbalt
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