Power has so far not been able to be restored to all homes, Enedis stating that this type of event is common in urban areas where tarred floors accumulate heat.
Heat-related power outages affected part of the city of Lyon and certain streets in the neighboring towns of Villeurbanne and Caluire-et-Cuire on Friday afternoon, the electricity network manager Enedis announced. “The high cumulative heat led to breakdowns in the underground networks“, specified Enedis.
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Urban areas are particularly affected by this phenomenon.exceptional“, because the “tarred floors accumulate heat which weakens underground cables“, added the spokesperson for Enedis.
Part of the power was able to be restored in 15 minutes automatically and “in other cases, it takes longer: Enedis agents must go on site to locate the fault“, according to her. The electricity supplier was not able to give a precise figure of the households affected by these cuts, the situation evolving in real time.
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A heatwave episode hit France this week, with peaks of 38°C recorded in Lyon.
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