Sunday, October 20, 2013

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Government says blackout was caused by burnt on farm in Piauí - Brazil - iG
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The Minister of Mines and Energy, Edison m & a Lobao said on Wednesday (28) that the blackout that hit all the northeastern states was caused by a fire at a farm Corner Murici (PI). In that incident, two transmission lines were affected - one of Spain's Isolux and other Taesa controlled by Cemig. According to Lobao the system was then restored. But fell again minutes later, affecting a line joining the rest of the country to the Northeast.
The blackout hit cities of the nine northeastern states. According to the National System Operator (ONS), the problem occurred at 15h03. Cities of Piauí, Paraíba, Alagoas, Ceará, Sergipe, Bahia, Pernambuco, Maranhão and Rio Grande do Norte were affected by the blackout.
According to Lobao burned already affected the supply m & a of electricity in Brazil before, as in other countries. Despite the difficulty, Lobao assured that the Brazilian m & a electric system "is strong." "There is no weakness in the Brazilian system. This happens in Brazil, the United States m & a and elsewhere," he said, asserting that the fall in the supply reached 10,900 megawatts (MW).
The blackout caused traffic jams in the streets Alagoas Maceió and losses in trade and industry in the capital and in the interior. In the Industrial District Governor Luiz Cavalcante, has the largest number of industries capital of Alagoas, with 125 companies, m & a the losses amount to U.S. $ 300 000 per hour only with production losses, as the president of the Association of Industrial Business District (Abedia) , Gilvan milk. Libya Florentino \ LeiaJáImagens m & a
"If the losses are accounted for using raw materials lost, damaged machinery, this cost is immeasurable," he said. Even 18 hours - three hours after the crash - the power had not been restored in the industrial hub, bringing the loss for almost 1 million.
The avenue Fernandes Lima - the largest route of Maceió - the lights off and disorders caused gridlock. In some places, officials of the Municipal Transport and Traffic (SMTT) trying to control the situation. Bus passengers were delayed and many hours remained on the charts, waiting for transport.
With the exception of the Federal University of Alagoas (Ufal) - which is recessed - educational institutions in the capital and the interior canceled afternoon classes and many students went home early. In Arapiraca, the second largest county in the state, trade closed m & a its doors earlier. m & a At 18 hours of Wednesday, the city - which was still suffering from a lack of energy - seemed empty.
In Fortaleza, protesters camped out in Park Coco controlled the busiest traffic m & a intersection in the city (avenues Santana and Antonio Junior Sales) during the blackout. In the absence of traffic m & a cops, they made it sometimes agents. In other crossings Aldeota, upscale neighborhood of the capital of Ceará, attendants, security guards, drivers and even a pedestrian controlled traffic with signs deleted.


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