The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has restored power to 100% of customers in southeastern Mexico following a blackout that the utility attributed to vandalism, according to a report by Reforma. The outage affected the states of Yucatán, Quintana Roo, and Chiapas, as confirmed by CFE in a separate statement covered by La Jornada.
Reforma reported on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, that CFE had fully reestablished energy service after the disruption. The newspaper’s account aligns with reporting from Aristegui Noticias, which also stated that electricity had been completely restored across four states following the incident. The exact timing of the restoration and the full scope of the initial failure were not detailed in the available reports.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum attributed the blackout to vandalism and praised CFE’s response efforts, according to El Universal. The overnight outage, as described by El Economista, caused disruptions across the three affected states before crews were able to bring the grid back online. CFE has not yet released a detailed explanation of what specific equipment was damaged or how the vandalism was carried out.
