2024-09-23 14:02:17
During the night of September 18, 2024, Ecuador began its scheduled power outages for up to six hours, allowing maintenance of the transmission system on the night before the new blackouts caused by the drought previously considered for 60 years.
The service was suspended after last Sunday’s announcement by the Government, which had already provided information on preventive blackouts against the electricity crisis.
Then, before the national cut, the Minister of Energy, Antonio Goncalves, specified that the suspension of electricity service would be for fewer hours and according to sectors in the country, whose electricity demand depends 70% on water generation.
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One of the longest outages was in Quito for up to five hours without electricity, and in the Amazonian town of Loreto there were blackouts six times, as observed in the registration of the distribution companies.
Far from being a problem of the past, blackouts will continue, as the government has confirmed so far.
What will be the planned blackouts schedule for the week of September 23 to 27? Here’s what you should know:
Ecuador will experience a new power outage during the period Monday, September 23 and Thursday, September 26.
The blackouts are expected to be at the same time tonight, between 10:00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m
All electricity distribution companies should publish the schedules in each canton, on the morning and evening of September 23.
In addition, to save energy, the public sector will continue to telework next week, specifically on Thursday and Friday.
One more detail that you should be aware of is that, as on September 18, with the new blackouts at night, a curfew is in effect in six provinces and in the canton of Ponce Enríquez, in Azuay.
This targeted curfew takes place from 10:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ecuador currently registers a deficit of 1,000 megawatts, of which at least 100 are covered by a thermal barge that began to operate fully on September 17.
On September 20, some cities such as Quito and Guayaquil went through a surprise outage of a few hours, due to a failure in the electrical system, Celec clarified.
But the electricity crisis is not new in the country, as in April 2024 there were outages up to 13 hours a day. A number of factors influence the energy emergency, such as low water levels, sediment accumulation in hydroelectric plants, and government failures as well.
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