2024-05-12 07:01:49
He National Energy Control Center declared for the third consecutive day in a Alert Operational Statusindicating that they are registering a high electrical energy consumption in the country.
Since yesterday, several regions suffered intermittent blackouts due to the high consumption of electricity with which citizens try to mitigate the heat wave.
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And it is that the use of more fans, air conditioners is required, they raise the level of the refrigerator so that it cools more and to that we must add what happens in homes, hotels and shopping centers, triggering the demand for energy, explained Ramses Pech, analyst at the energy sector.
One of the Conagua records revealed that in the town of Gallinas, San Luis Potosí, the thermal sensation reached 49.6 degrees Celsius.
In Mexico City, several days the heat has exceeded 34 degrees, to which we must add the lack of rain, where users consume more electricity.
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The National Energy Control Center indicated that as of 3:02 p.m. on May 9, 2024 (Wednesday) “an Operational Alert State is declared in the National Interconnected System, so CENACE will carry out the actions conducive operations.”
This indicates that in order not to affect the national electrical system, blackouts may be recorded in several states of the country, if the increase in electrical demand persists and if high temperatures continue.
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2024-05-12 07:01:49