Argentina Outage
- country Argentina
- region Buenos Aires
- categories Activated system protection schemes
- impacts Load shedding
- start 01 March 2023 at 16:03:00 America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- end 02 March 2023 at 12:03:00 America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- duration 20 hours
- primary cause Fire
- secondary causes No content
- load lost No content
- number of customers affected 20000000000
- end of disturbance criteria No content
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description
Wild fires triggered the tripping of a major transmission line, leading to the disconnection of several power plants from the national system due to protection protocols.
reference: https://elpais.com/argentina/2023-03-02/un-apagon-deja-a-20-millones-de-argentinos-sin-luz-tras-un-incendio-en-la-periferia-de-buenos-aires.html