Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
São Paulo fines Enel 11.4 million reais over 2025 power cuts
São Paulo’s city government fined power company Enel 11.4 million reais over outages between September and December 2025.
The city said about 3 million consumers lost power during that period, especially on December 8 and 10.
The fine followed consumer complaints and an investigation that found power interruptions, poor customer service and a lack of information for users.
Enel appealed the penalty, but the city upheld it and gave the company 15 days to appeal again.
Enel says strong winds affected its service area in December and that it restored power to 80% of affected customers within 24 hours.
The fine comes amid wider scrutiny: Brazil’s electricity regulator has started a process that recommends ending Enel’s concession in São Paulo, and the city says it has challenged the contract since 2023.
São Paulo’s city government fined power distributor Enel 11,428,615.57 reais over outages recorded from September to December 2025.
The fine was upheld after Enel appealed and was published in the city’s Official Gazette on October 21, 2026.
The city said about 3 million consumers lost power during the period, especially on December 8 and 10.
Enel said it disagreed with the penalty and that strong winds in December affected about 4.4 million customers across its concession area.
The company said it restored power to 80% of affected customers within 24 hours.
- Who
- São Paulo’s city government fined power distributor Enel.
- What
- The city imposed a fine of 11,428,615.57 reais over power outages. Enel said it disagreed with the penalty.
- When
- The outages occurred between September and December 2025. The fine was published on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- São Paulo, Brazil, within Enel’s concession area.
- Why
- The city cited power interruptions, service failures and a lack of information for users.
São Paulo city government
Enel
Basis for penalty
São Paulo city government
The city said the fine followed outages, service failures and insufficient information for consumers.
Enel
Enel said it disagreed with the penalty and that its response was compatible with the scale of the extreme weather.
Response to December outages
São Paulo city government
The city said about 3 million consumers lost power during the period.
Enel
Enel said strong winds affected about 4.4 million customers and that it restored power to 80% within 24 hours.
Power outages were recorded in São Paulo, especially on December 8 and 10.
Brazil’s electricity regulator opened a process recommending the end of Enel São Paulo’s concession.
The regulator rejected Enel’s appeal and kept the process moving.
São Paulo published the 11,428,615.57-real fine in its Official Gazette.
- Fine
- 11,428,615.57 reais
- Outage period
- September–December 2025
- Consumers affected, according to city
- About 3 million
- December customers affected, according to Enel
- About 4.4 million
- Power restored within 24 hours, according to Enel
- 80% of affected customers
What people are saying
Since 2023, the municipal administration has called on regulatory and oversight bodies and turned to the courts to demand action from the concessionaire and challenge the continuation of the contract.
Enel Distribuição São Paulo disagrees with the application of the penalty and reaffirms that its response during the extreme weather events of December and September 2025 was compatible with the scale of the impact.