City of Knowledge hit by power network glitch

 
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Multiple buildings of the  City of Knowledge were without electricity on  Sunday and through  Monday morning, August 5  because of damage in the network managed by the distribution company Naturgy.

According to the City of Knowledge Foundation, this the service was suspended at 4 am on Sunday for maintenance work, it was planned to finish at 10:00 am, was extended until 3:00 pm, but on Monday the lack of electrical power continued.

"The Naturgy operations team has located the damage and are waiting for high-voltage personnel to resolve the situation," a source from the City of Knowledge told La Prensa.

Meanwhile, several of the users like laboratories or research centers, particularly vulnerable to electricity fluctuation have had to use generators.  In buildings where there are no generators, activities stopped.