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Back|Gale with winds of up to 110 km/h knocks down six towers and leaves cities without power in MS
Gale with winds of up to 110 km/h knocks down six towers and leaves cities without power in MS
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G1·3 hours ago·Energy·1 min read·🇧🇷Brazil·

Gale with winds of up to 110 km/h knocks down six towers and leaves cities without power in MS

Energisa restored power in four municipalities after redirecting distribution to other sections of the network

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  • A windstorm with gusts of up to 110 km/h knocked down six power transmission towers in the Maracaju region, leaving seven cities and a district of Mato Grosso do Sul without electricity on Thursday afternoon (5).
  • Energisa reestablished supply in Antônio João, Bela Vista, Caracol and Nioaque after redirecting distribution to other sections of the network.

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The transmission towers are in the Maracaju region, 160 kilometers from Campo Grande. Around 15 minutes after the towers fell, Energisa restored power supply in Antônio João, Bela Vista, Caracol and Nioaque, redirecting distribution to other sections of the network.

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A gale with gusts of up to 110 km/h knocked down six power transmission towers and left seven cities and a district of Mato Grosso do Sul without electricity, on Thursday afternoon (5). The structures are located in the Maracaju region, 160 kilometers from Campo Grande.

Around 15 minutes after the towers fell, Energisa restored power supply in Antônio João, Bela Vista, Caracol and Nioaque. The service was normalized after the concessionaire redirected energy distribution to other parts of the network.

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  • ?What are the other three cities and the district affected by the storm?
  • ?What is the forecast for full restoration of supply in all affected locations?
  • ?What was the estimated cost of the damage to the six transmission towers?

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  • A windstorm with gusts of up to 110 km/h knocked down six power transmission towers in the Maracaju region, leaving seven cities and a district of Mato Grosso do Sul without electricity on Thursday afternoon (5).
  • Energisa reestablished supply in Antônio João, Bela Vista, Caracol and Nioaque after redirecting distribution to other sections of the network.

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