Carambeí and Ponta Grossa lose power after strong storm

The power shortage in Carambeí continues to affect residents on Sunday, after a strong storm hit the Campos Gerais and several regions of the Paraná during Saturday. In Ponta Grossa, where 25,900 consumer units were without light, much of the supply was restored overnight. In Carambeí, residents still report difficulties, even after prefeita Elisangela talks with the regional management of Copel about the forecast of normalization.

Carambeí faces power shortage this Sunday

The situation in Carambeí has been of concern to residents since the storm passed. According to local information, the supply interruption has largely affected the municipality, harming residences, commercial establishments and other consumers.

Faced with the problem, prefeita Elisangela contacted the regional manager of Copel to seek information on the works of recovery of the electrical grid.

According to the report, the expectation conveyed by the company was that the supply would be normalized in a few hours. However, on Sunday morning (8), residents still face the lack of energy.

To date, there is no confirmation of a new official deadline for the full re-establishment of service in Carambeí.

Ponta Grossa had 25,9 thousand units without power

In Ponta Grossa, the storm also caused disruptions in different regions of the city during Saturday afternoon.

According to the Copel survey, 25,9 thousand consumer units were without electricity supply in the municipality at 5:30 p.m.

In the Central-South region of Paraná, which includes Ponta Grossa and other municipalities, the number of units affected reached 92.6 thousand in the same survey.

Overnight, service was restored in much of the affected regions of Ponta Grossa, according to local information available.

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Copel ranked Saturday’s storm as the worst weather event of 2026 in relation to the coverage of the Paraná’s electric power distribution grid.

According to an update released by the State Government, the peak of interruptions reached 493.1 thousand consumer units in the late afternoon.

At 5:30 p.m., the survey pointed to 424,000 units without electricity in different regions of Paraná.

The occurrence surpassed the previous record of the year, which occurred on October 4, when 325,000 consumer units were without supply during the peak of shutdowns.

Copel’s Director General of Distribution, Denis Mollica, said the service plan was triggered, with teams mobilized at different points of the Paraná to recover the electrical system.

The maintenance and reconnection work was organized according to the safety conditions and the damage identified in the network.

See the regions most affected by the storm on Paraná

According to the Copel bulletin, released on Saturday (7), at 5:30 pm, the shutdowns were distributed as follows:

Eastern Region: 94.8 thousand units without power, of which 52.7 thousand in Curitiba.

South-Central Region: 92.6 thousand units, including 25.9 thousand in Ponta Grossa.

North Region: 92.2 thousand units, of which 6.4 thousand in Londrina.

Northwest region: 80.9 thousand units, including 7.500 in Maringá.

West region: 8,500 units, of which 1,300 in Cascavel.

Southwest region: 8,500 units, including 638 in Coronel Vivida.

The figures represent a survey made during the storm and should not be interpreted as the total number of consumers still without power on Sunday.

How to communicate power shortages to Copel

Residents of Carambeí, Ponta Grossa and other municipalities of Campos Gerais that continue to face supply interruptions can record the occurrence through official Copel channels.

The service is available by phone 0800 51 00 116, by WhatsApp (41) 3013-8973 and by the company's app.

Copel also advises the population not to approach fallen wires, damaged poles or structures of the electrical network affected by the storm.

The supply situation in Carambeí still requires monitoring, especially to clarify how many consumer units remain without light and what the updated forecast for the complete standardization of the service.