Yesterday, 13 of the 16 municipalities of Amapá, including the capital Macapá, registered power outages after blackout
On Wednesday, January 13, Amapá experienced power outages in 13 of its 16 municipalities. According to CEA – Amapá Electricity Company, the problem occurred in the afternoon, around 4 PM. The power outage happened two months after it suffered an energy crisis that affected 90% of the population in November 2020.
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The company that manages Amapá’s main substation, LMTE – Linhas de Macapá Transmissora de Energia, states that it “experienced an external occurrence beyond its control in the transmission line from Laranjal to Macapá, which supplies its Macapá substation; however, the issue has now been resolved.”
The National Electric System Operator – ONS, responsible for monitoring the country’s energy supply, reported in a report that it recorded a drop in two transmission line circuits between Larajal – Macapá and at the hydroelectric plants Ferreira Gomez, Cachoeira Caldeirão and Coaracy Nunes, at 3:53 PM, with a 250 MW interruption in the state.
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ONS highlighted that at 4:38 PM, the system was restored and electricity to the users is being restored.
This is the third power outage since November 3, 2020. The second power outage occurred on November 17 of last year.
On December 23, 2020, the backup transformer was energized, ensuring 89% of the state’s energy security. The activation of the unit that came from Roraima is part of a plan developed by the federal government to normalize services in the state. Currently, Amapá has three types of equipment available for use.

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