Large swathes of Argentina were left without power on Wednesday afternoon after blackouts in the national grid due to a fire, officials said, as the country endures a major heat wave that has increased energy demand.
Parts of the capital Buenos Aires, and the central regions of Santa Fe, Neuquen, Cordoba and Mendoza, have experienced blackouts, according to a statement from the Energy secretariat.
The failure put 10,000 megawatts offline, a source at an energy company told Reuters.
Several blackouts have occurred in the country since January amid high electricity demand.
