Due to the heat wave, a new electricity consumption record was recorded

The prolonged heat hello made itself felt like never before in the bodies and in the electrical consumptionwhere a new demand record was set.

This Friday, while the thermal sensation exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, demand reached 28,562 MWaccording to what was reported by the distributor Cammesa.

In this way, the previous record of the December 6, 2022, when the demand had been 28,283 MW.

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Power cuts in the AMBA

At 18:00, Some 48,162 users were without electricity service in the area of ​​the Metropolitan Area of ​​Buenos Aires (AMBA).

Edenor reported 4,747 users without service, while Edesur registered 37,293 cut users.

The most affected neighborhoods in CABA are Villa Riachuelo, Mataderos, Floresta, Colegiales, Palermo and Villa Crespo. In Greater Buenos Aires, the parties most affected are Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Esteban Echeverría and Lomas de Zamora.

The red alert of the Meteorological Service is maintained

The National Meteorological Service foresees a covered sky for this Saturday, with a minimum of 23°C and a maximum of 37°, while for Sunday the weather will remain in the same trend, although with temperatures between 26 and 36 degrees.

In addition to the City of Buenos Aires, The red alert also applies to the city of La Plata, and the towns of Ensenada, Berisso, Brandsen, Cañuelas, Oeste de Magdalena, San Vidente, Esteban Echeverria, Ezeiza, La Matanza, Merlo, Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Florencio Varela , Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, President Perón and Quilmes.