THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, stated that the The blackout recorded in the early hours of this Tuesday (14) in all subsystems in the country was an infrastructure problem caused by a fire at a substation in Paraná. 
Unlike other episodes that occurred in the country, this morning’s problem was not caused by a power outage.
“It’s important that the population understands what’s happening right now. It’s not a lack of energy. It’s a problem in the infrastructure that transmits the energy. When we talk about blackouts, we always remember those sad episodes in 2001 and 2021 that, in fact, happened due to a lack of energy and a lack of planning. Not today. Today, we have a lot of energy.”
Reinforced system
In an interview with radio stations during the program Good morning, Ministerfrom the Brazilian Communication Company (EBC)Silveira highlighted that the Brazilian transmission system was reinforced through the contracting of 70 billion transmission lines.
“We are carrying out works throughout the Brazilian Northeast for the load center, which is the Southeast. And we also connect Manaus to Boa Vista. We have more energy security”, he highlighted.
“It is a one-off episode that the National System Operator responded promptly to thanks to a modern system”, concluded the minister.
