The 2009 Brazil and Paraguay blackout was a power outage that occurred throughout much of Brazil and for a short time the entirety of Paraguay,[1] on Tuesday, November 10, to Friday, 20 November, 2009, at approximately 22:15 BST.[2] The blackout affected an estimated 60 million people in Brazil.[3]
Thousands of passengers were stranded as metro trains came to a halt and buses failed to cope with the volume of passengers. There were widespread reports of road accidents as street lighting and traffic lights failed.[4] The blackout began about 22:15 on Tuesday and lasted until about 02:45 on Wednesday in São Paulo, although power was restored gradually in some places from before midnight.[5][6]
Causesedit
Heavy rains and strong winds caused three transformers on a key high-voltage transmission line to short circuit, cutting the line and automatically causing the complete loss of 14 GW of power and the shutdown of the Itaipu Dam for the first time in its 25-year history.[7][8] The power cut, which Brazilian officials said affected 18 of the country's 26 states, brought chaos to cities including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Campo Grande and Vitória.[9]
Media such as Slashdot[10] and 60 Minutes reported[11] that the outage was the work of hackers. However, in December, 2010, a leaked US diplomatic cable suggested otherwise and indicated that the longest outage was 6 hours, in São Paulo, and details interim reports on what failures caused the outage, and responses under consideration.[11]
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva arranged an emergency commission to enquire into the cause of the blackout.[12] The blackout also unleashed a political stir as the Minister of Energy has been summoned to testify before Congress.[13]
Affected regionsedit
Paraguayedit
The Itaipu Dam is shared with Paraguay. In the immediate aftermath of its failure, interconnecting lines to Paraguay's other large powerplant, the Yacyreta Dam (in the border with Argentina), also failed. All of the country's territory was affected by the blackout.[14][15]
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Map showing the locations in Brazil affected by the blackout
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The 2009 Brazil and Paraguay blackout was a power outage that occurred throughout much of Brazil and for a short time the entirety of Paraguay 1 on Tuesday November 10 to Friday 20 November 2009 at approximately 22 15 BST 2 The blackout affected an estimated 60 million people in Brazil 3 2009 Brazil and Paraguay blackoutItaipu Dam the world s largest hydroelectric plant by energy generation and second largest by installed capacityDate10 20 November 2009 2009 11 10 2009 11 20 LocationMost of Brazil and ParaguayTypePower outageCauseMeteorological events Contents 1 Description 1 1 Causes 2 Affected regions 2 1 Paraguay 2 2 Brazil 3 See also 4 ReferencesDescription editThousands of passengers were stranded as metro trains came to a halt and buses failed to cope with the volume of passengers There were widespread reports of road accidents as street lighting and traffic lights failed 4 The blackout began about 22 15 on Tuesday and lasted until about 02 45 on Wednesday in Sao Paulo although power was restored gradually in some places from before midnight 5 6 Causes edit Heavy rains and strong winds caused three transformers on a key high voltage transmission line to short circuit cutting the line and automatically causing the complete loss of 14 GW of power and the shutdown of the Itaipu Dam for the first time in its 25 year history 7 8 The power cut which Brazilian officials said affected 18 of the country s 26 states brought chaos to cities including Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Belo Horizonte Campo Grande and Vitoria 9 Media such as Slashdot 10 and 60 Minutes reported 11 that the outage was the work of hackers However in December 2010 a leaked US diplomatic cable suggested otherwise and indicated that the longest outage was 6 hours in Sao Paulo and details interim reports on what failures caused the outage and responses under consideration 11 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arranged an emergency commission to enquire into the cause of the blackout 12 The blackout also unleashed a political stir as the Minister of Energy has been summoned to testify before Congress 13 Affected regions editParaguay edit The Itaipu Dam is shared with Paraguay In the immediate aftermath of its failure interconnecting lines to Paraguay s other large powerplant the Yacyreta Dam in the border with Argentina also failed All of the country s territory was affected by the blackout 14 15 Brazil edit nbsp Map showing the locations in Brazil affected by the blackout Entirely affected states Partially affected states Entirely affected states citation needed Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Mato Grosso do Sul Espirito Santo Partially affected states Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina Parana Minas Gerais Mato Grosso Goias Rondonia Acre Bahia Sergipe Alagoas Pernambuco Paraiba Rio Grande do NorteSee also edit nbsp Brazil portal nbsp Energy portal List of power outages Electricity sector in Brazil Energy policy of BrazilReferences edit 1 2 3 4 and 5 ANALYSIS Brazil blackout a glitch but shows 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