Paraná storm: about 424,000 connections without power
Copel counted about 424,000 electricity service connections without power due to the storm across Paraná at 17:30 BRT on 7 November 2026. The count included about 52,700 connections in Curitiba and about 7,500 in Maringá. Earlier, severe weather hit Curitiba and its metropolitan area around midday, cutting power in parts of the city.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · Copel reported about 424,000 storm-disconnected connections at 17:30 BRT. Reconnection work continued.
Source moment: Nov 7, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC (05:30 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
Copel reported a statewide storm peak of about 478,500 interrupted connections at 17:00 BRT.
At 17:30 BRT, Copel counted about 424,000 connections without power due to the storm across Paraná, including about 52,700 in Curitiba.
Copel was reconnecting customers and warned of more possible outages in the north and northwest.
What Copel reported across Paraná
At 17:30 BRT, Copel reported about 94,800 storm-disconnected connections in eastern Paraná, including Curitiba. It counted about 92,600 in the central south, 92,200 in the north and 80,900 in the northwest. The statewide count was a snapshot. The change since the 17:00 peak does not measure how many individual connections crews restored.
Earlier, Bem Paraná quoted Copel reporting a statewide peak at that point of about 381,300 interrupted connections at 13:38 BRT. The earlier breakdown put about 213,300 interrupted connections in eastern Paraná, including Curitiba, its metro area and the coast. In its 14:28 BRT article, Bem Paraná also quoted Copel saying crews were working to restore about 379,000 storm-affected connections. The quote gave no separate measurement time.
Copel said reconnection work continued across the state. It warned that storms moving north and northwest could cause further outages. A common restoration time remains unverified.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported statewide peak
- Copel: about 478,500 storm-disconnected connections statewide at 17:00 BRT
- Confirmed impacts in Curitiba
- Power loss at Hauer and Tatuquara bus terminals and at enclosed bus stops
- Statewide recovery
- Copel was reconnecting customers. A statewide restoration time remains unverified.
What Curitiba confirmed
The city government said power loss affected the Hauer and Tatuquara bus terminals and enclosed bus stops in several parts of the city. The city also reported damage to electrical infrastructure and traffic lights out of service. The city had recorded about 300 reports involving trees or branches by its 14:50 BRT update.
At the radar check around 15:51 BRT, Copel’s public dashboard listed 64,592 unplanned interruptions in Curitiba municipality across all causes, plus two planned interruptions. The storm bulletin gave a separate count for Curitiba measured at 17:30 BRT.
If you are still without power
Copel advises staying away from damaged electrical infrastructure. See the power outage essentials guide for practical steps during an outage and the runtime calculator to estimate how long a battery can keep essential devices running.