EAI brief: major fire at CFE substation in Monterrey leaves residents without power

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Sep.2025, Words: 147) — A fire inside a Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) substation has left hundreds of users in the La Alianza neighborhood of Monterrey without power. 

The fire broke out on the afternoon of Sunday 7 Sep. 2025, according to a story by the Mexican daily Telediario.