2024-08-19 23:14:47
Mayors of communes such as Lampa and Recoleta expressed to EL DÍNAMO their annoyance with Enel for not providing a solution to customers without electricity.
Con more than ten thousand homess that remain without electricity after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, the Metropolitan Region remains the area with the most communes that remain without electricity after the passage of the last frontal system in the country, which aroused the anger of its mayors.
More than 14 hours after the deadline given by the Government to Enel to resolve the cuts, Some capital communes have more than a thousand residents who are still without water supply..
According to the Superintendence of Electricity and Fuels (SEC), the most notable cases at two in the afternoon are those of Puente Alto with 5,337 affected; Lampa, where 1,693 homes remain without electricity; Pirque, with 1,307 customers without electricity, and Recoleta, where 507 homes have no water supply.
Although at the beginning of the day it was determined that Only a little more than 3,700 homes remained without electricity In the communes of the Metropolitan Region, with the passage of hours that figure was increasing.
In fact, during the first hours, Puente Alto was not among the six communes with the highest number of residences without supply, but at 2:00 p.m. it was far ahead of the list, with more than 5,300 homes without electricity.
Mayors outraged by Enel’s delay
Lampa and Recoleta are two of the communes in which in the early hours of this afternoon there was a large number of residents without electricity.
In conversation with THE DYNAMOthe mayors Jonathan Opazo and Fares Jadue They expressed their annoyance at the delay shown by Enel in solving the problem and restoring electricity in their communities.
Both did not hesitate to describe the situation that the residents of their communities are experiencing as “unpresentable” and detailed the measures they have taken to help those affected.
“We are outraged“, Fares Jadue responded when asked about the situation faced by hundreds of Recoleta residents, and stated that “It is unacceptable the number of days that have passed without any response.. We currently have around 500 homes without electricity and the company seems to have its priorities in other communities.”
“One can understand the difficulties and consequences of a frontal system like the one we are experiencing, but the Enel company has demonstrated its total indifference in the face of its responsibility to ensure supply,” added the mayor.
“Family tragedy”
For his part, the mayor of Lampa, Jonathan Opazo, emphasized that “beyond not having electricity, there is the impossibility of refrigerating food, charging cell phones, or heating in the middle of winter. This situation has generated a real family tragedy for many people.“.
In this regard, he stated that “from the municipality we have made all possible arrangements (…) but the lack of action and effective response on the part of the company Not only is this unacceptable, it is prolonging the suffering of our community.“.
Regarding the aid that the municipalities are delivering to their affected neighbors, the head of the Lampa community explained that “We set up charging points for cell phones and other electronic devicesand we continue to work tirelessly to help neighbors remove fallen trees from their homes and provide them with what they need to restart their lives.”
Fares Jadue, meanwhile, stated that in Recoleta “We have enabled generators for critical cases and we have an emergency team available to resolve emergencies, But we have no capacity to deliver electricity to those 500 homes.“.
“During the most critical moments we enabled the municipal building to charge phones, tablets and computers,” said the mayor of Recoleta.
“We are also collecting data from everyone who has been affected. to add them to a class action lawsuit, since Enel must assume responsibility for this poor service“, concluded Fares Jadue.