Mérida residents are again dealing with power outages during a stretch of hot weather across Yucatán. CFE said a regional interruption had been restored, but local reports pointed to more service problems in parts of the city and several municipalities. The outages are raising familiar questions about electricity demand, heat, and the grid’s preparedness for the hottest months of the year.
Outages reported across Mérida and Yucatán
Several areas of Mérida and other Yucatán municipalities reported electricity outages during hot weather this week, even after CFE said service had been restored in affected parts of the southeast.
In Mérida, outages were reported in the southern neighborhoods of Francisco de Montejo, Las Américas, Mulsay, and other western areas. Some residents saw service restored during the early morning hours, while others continued to report problems.
Outside the capital, municipalities including Cacalchén, Kinchil, Seyé, Tizimín, Peto, Tekax, Dzemul, and Telchac Puerto were also affected. In some communities, service was reported out from late Thursday night until early Friday morning.
CFE says regional service was restored
CFE said the Thursday night interruption affected parts of Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Chiapas. The utility said the event began at 9:03 p.m. and that service was restored by 9:52 p.m. after reserve generation units were brought online.
The company also said it was coordinating with Cenace, Mexico’s national electric system operator, and local authorities. CFE did not give a detailed public explanation for the cause of the outage.
That left residents facing a confusing picture. The utility said the main regional interruption had been corrected, while neighborhood-level reports in Mérida and other Yucatán communities suggested outages continued or returned afterward.
Heat is adding pressure to electricity demand
The outages came during a period of high temperatures across the region. Hot weather usually drives up demand as homes and businesses rely more heavily on air conditioning, fans, refrigerators, and other cooling equipment.
That pressure is not limited to Yucatán. Energy officials have warned that Mexico’s electricity demand could reach new highs during the hottest months of the year. The Yucatán Peninsula has been identified as one of the areas where reliability remains a concern.
For residents, the issue is practical. Even short outages can affect food storage, medical devices, internet service, work-from-home routines, and small businesses that depend on refrigeration or electronic payments.
Residents should keep outage reports documented
Residents affected by repeated outages should keep a basic record of when service fails and when it returns. That information can help when filing reports with CFE or tracking patterns in a neighborhood.
CFE’s official reporting channels include the 071 phone line, the CFE website, and the CFE Contigo app. Residents should have their service number available when making a report.
The latest outages do not mean every part of Mérida or Yucatán is facing the same level of risk. Still, repeated service interruptions during hot weather are likely to keep public attention on grid reliability, local infrastructure, and CFE’s response times throughout the summer.
