Birds triggered fault at Subestação Carajás causing outage in Goiânia area

Sept 2026Published 23 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where: Subestação Carajás, parts of Goiânia and Aparecida de Goiânia
Operator: EDP
What: Birds caused fault and nine-minute power outage
Cause: Birds on the electrical network at the substation
Response: EDP restored supply

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What happened

Birds on the electrical network caused a fault at Subestação Carajás. The incident led to a power outage affecting parts of Goiânia and Aparecida de Goiânia on the evening of 22 September. The interruption lasted approximately nine minutes. EDP worked to restore supply.

Contributing factors

Presence of birds on the electrical network at the substation.

Lessons learned

Birds on substation busbars or insulators can trigger faults, so operators should fit bird guards or insulated covers on live parts.
A wildlife fault at a transmission substation can affect distribution customers, so rapid coordination between operators is needed to limit outage duration.

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Published 2026-09-23. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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