CFE Restores Power in Yucatán Peninsula After 7-Hour Blackout Reportedly Caused by Vandalism
The utility said crews restored service after inspectors found damaged insulator chains on both 400 kV transmission lines.
- On Monday, a blackout struck Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Chiapas, and parts of Campeche after two 400 kV transmission lines disconnected late on August 31, leaving millions without power across Mexico's southeast.
- The Federal Electricity Commission blamed the disruption on vandalism, reporting that inspections identified damaged insulator chains on both high-voltage lines. The utility coordinated with the National Energy Control Center to restore power.
- Supply restoration reached 25 percent just after midnight, 55 percent an hour later, and 100 percent by 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The utility reported full service restoration across all affected states within several hours.
- A Canaco chamber survey found 85.7 percent of businesses suspended activities during power failures. Chamber president Enrique Molina Casares noted merchants face spoiled perishables, damaged refrigeration equipment, and lost electronics from recurring outages.
- Officials deployed 150 megawatts of emergency generation to reinforce the peninsula, while the state government set 2028 as the horizon for a definitive solution to recurring power problems. The region faces at least two more years of potential outages.
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CFE restores power in Yucatán Peninsula after 7-hour blackout reportedly caused by vandalism
Monday’s blackout affected more than 10 million people in southeastern Mexico while also partially impacting the neighboring country of Belize. The post CFE restores power in Yucatán Peninsula after 7-hour blackout reportedly caused by vandalism appeared first on Mexico News Daily
CFE Restores 100% of Power Grid Across Four Mexican States Following Vandalism Incidents
MÉRIDA, YUCATÁN. — Electrical service has been fully restored to thousands of affected users across four Mexican states after suspected acts of vandalism compromised regional power infrastructure, state utility officials announced on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) confirmed that technical teams successfully repaired two critical high-voltage transmission lines that had suffered
Mexico Blackouts Hit Yucatán Businesses as CFE Restores Power After 'Vandalism'
A mega blackout hit Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Chiapas and parts of Campeche on 31 August. The CFE blames vandalism on two 400 kV lines; Mérida's businesses count the cost of years of outages. The post Mexico Blackouts Hit Yucatán Businesses as CFE Restores Power After ‘Vandalism’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
CFE conducts maneuvers to restore service in affected areas of Chiapas, Quintana Roo and Yucatán; this occurred
The CFE announced actions for electrical reconnection in the southeast. The number of people affected by blackouts is unknown.
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