Scheduled power outages to affect RM communes this Tuesday

Electricity provider Enel has announced scheduled power outages in several communes of the Metropolitan Region for Tuesday, January 6, to carry out maintenance work. The interruptions will last between four and eight hours in specific areas of Santiago and surroundings. Residents can check the detailed map on the company's website.

Enel, Chile's main electricity distributor, has notified of scheduled power cuts in the Metropolitan Region (RM) for Tuesday, January 6, 2026. These interruptions are required to perform maintenance on the electrical grid, impacting communes such as Las Condes, Ñuñoa, Providencia, Santiago, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Maipú, Macul, and La Florida.

Specific timings differ by area: in Las Condes, from 10:00 to 16:00; Ñuñoa from 10:00 to 17:00; Providencia from 9:30 to 17:30; Santiago will have two slots, 10:00 to 16:00 and 11:00 to 17:00; Pedro Aguirre Cerda from 10:00 to 16:00; Maipú with cuts from 10:30 to 16:30 and another from 10:00 to 16:00; Macul from 10:00 to 17:00; and La Florida with outages from 9:30 to 13:30 and 11:00 to 17:00.

The company stresses that these works enhance service reliability. For further details, Enel provides an interactive map on its website, showing ongoing cuts in green and upcoming ones in blue. For emergencies or inquiries, customers can reach out via the official WhatsApp at +56994447606, the Enel Clientes Chile app (available on Google Play, App Store, and AppGallery), the enel.cl/clientes portal, or the call center at 600 696 0000 or 800 800 696.

Such announcements are part of Enel's routine operations to maintain infrastructure in Chile's capital, where planned outages cause less disruption than unexpected failures.

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