Lion in the dark! CFE warns of more blackouts

On Tuesday night, countless residents of 20 neighborhoods in León they lived were immersed in Darkness due to a sudden blackout. This event, which was added to a series of power outages that affected 11 states in the country, has generated growing concern among residents and local authorities.

The interim president of León, Jorge Jiménez Lona, revealed that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) issued a worrying warning: there could be more blackouts in the city due to the increase in energy demand throughout the country. As explained by the National Energy Control Center, Tuesday’s blackout was a direct result of the need to satisfy the energy demand generated by the intense heat wave that is hitting Mexico.

For approximately 48 minutes, several neighborhoods and boulevards of Lion They were plunged into total darkness, which created a favorable scenario for a series of unfortunate accidents. Faced with this situation, the National Energy Control Center (Cenace) made the decision to reduce the energy available in the municipality by 5%, further aggravating the situation.

The reaction of the local authorities was immediate. The Secretariat of Public Security, Protection and Citizen Prevention has announced the implementation of a special operation to address the possibility of future blackouts in the city. Jorge Guillén Rico, Secretary of Security, reported that additional measures were deployed on Tuesday, including intervention in six key intersections with the participation of the Highway Police.

With rising temperatures and the resulting demand for energy by users, the risk of more power outages in León remains latent. The city faces the urgent need to find sustainable and effective solutions to ensure a stable electricity supply amid increasingly extreme weather conditions.

As León and other parts of Mexico prepare to face the challenges of climate change, effective energy demand management and diversification of supply sources become imperative. Residents, authorities and businesses must join together in a concerted effort to build a more resilient and secure energy future for all.

I began my career as a digital journalist in the newspaper El Debate Mazatlán, as a Web Reporter, writing news for the site debate.com.mx, reporting on events in the state of Guerrero. Later I wrote news about events of general interest at the local, national and international level. Currently I am in charge of uploading news from Mazatlán, as well as international events.

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