Electricity was restored this Tuesday (6) in the Leme and Copacabana neighborhoods, south of Rio de Janeiro, after a blackout in the late afternoon of last Saturday (3) left the region in the dark. The service was also interrupted for residents of the communities of Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira.
According to the Light concessionaire, responsible for energy supply, the problem occurred due to overload in the system, after cables were stolen from the underground network. The company reported that around 100 professionals were mobilized to rebuild the network, working 24 hours a day. To reduce the impacts suffered by the population, the company installed 62 energy generators in the affected neighborhoods.
Light’s superintendent, Bruno Rodrigues, said that the generators serve as support for teams to work safely without turning off the circuits for a long time. “Without them, the impact on customers would have been much greater”, he argued. The generators will still be running for some time, as a preventive measure. The concessionaire did not inform when the equipment will be removed.
Justice
The service was resumed after the Court ordered, on Monday night (5), the immediate restoration of the electricity supply with a provision for a daily fine of R$200,000, with an initial limit of R$1 million, in case of non-compliance.
The measure was granted in a Public Civil Action proposed by the Public Defender’s Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Lighti
The concessionaire said it is available to residents, responding to requests for compensation for losses caused by power outages through the service portal agenciavirtual.light.com.brby phone 0800 021 0196 and also through the mobile agency in Leme, at Praça Almirante Júlio de Noronha, from 9:30 am to 5 pm, in addition to the commercial agency in Copacabana, at Rua Barata Ribeiro, 96, store A.
