On February 26th, the operator of Chile’s national power system released a report stating that at 15:16 local time on the 25th, a 500 kV transmission system failure occurred in the northern region of Chile, causing power supply interruption from Arica in the north to Los Lagos in the south. The Chilean national power system has launched a service recovery plan and will restore electricity as soon as possible. According to the latest news from reporters ahead, this large-scale power outage has affected over 98% of Chile’s population, which means that more than 19 million people have been affected by the power outage. Chile’s national airline stated that some flights may be affected by power outages. (CCTV News)
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