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Power Supply in Argentina, Uruguay Almost Fully Restored After Major Blackout

© AFP 2023 / JUAN VARGASPhoto released by Noticias Argentinas showing downtown Buenos Aires on June 16, 2019 during a power cut. - A massive outage blacked out Argentina and Uruguay Sunday, leaving both South American countries without electricity, power companies said.
Photo released by Noticias Argentinas showing downtown Buenos Aires on June 16, 2019 during a power cut. - A massive outage blacked out Argentina and Uruguay Sunday, leaving both South American countries without electricity, power companies said. - Sputnik International
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BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Power supply in Argentina and Uruguay has been almost fully restored after a massive blackout, the Argentine Energy Ministry and the Uruguayan state-owned power company said in statements.

Lights went out in all of Argentina and neighbouring Uruguay at around 7 a.m. (04:00 GMT) on Sunday, affecting around 50 million people. Utility companies in both countries blamed a technical malfunction. Cities in Brazil, Chile and Paraguay also experienced outages.

“As of 8:15 p.m. local time, 98 percent of power supply has been restored,” the Argentine Energy Ministry said in a statement.

Uruguay's UTE state power company said that 98.5 percent of power supply had been restored in the country.

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