2024-06-14 09:02:11
The subsequent dry season will probably be extra aggressive and can begin a month sooner than anticipated, warns Cenace. These are the operator’s suggestions.
Ecuador must contract a complete of 1,080 megawatts of electrical energy technology to face the electrical energy disaster of 2024 and 2025, if it doesn’t need to rely on the sale of electrical energy from Colombia, which doesn’t supply a assure of fastened provide, suggests the nationwide electrical energy operator Cenace. In line with the Operation Plan of the Cenace Nationwide Interconnected System, up to date in April 2024, for the interval April-August 2024 the “quick incorporation” of 500 megawatts of electrical energy technology is required.
And for the dry season that runs from September 2024 to March 2025, the nation requires the addition of a further 580 megawatts of technology, which provides a complete of 1,080 megawatts.
That’s equal to placing into operation a hydroelectric plant much like Paute, which with 1,100 megawatts is the second largest in Ecuador, after Coca Codo Sinclair, which has 1,500 megawatts.
Cenace warns that this yr the flows within the Mazar-Paute reservoir advanced will start to lower in September, a month sooner than normal.
And it is going to be a extra aggressive drought, given the decrease flows that may happen in comparison with historic ranges within the Paute Basin space; particularly, within the months of October 2024, February and March 2025.
Latent dangers of energy outages There’s a threat of scheduled energy outages between the rest of 2024 and February 2025, the state vitality operator Cenace warns in a report. Within the Operation Plan of the Nationwide Interconnected System, up to date in April 2024, Cenace warns that, with the prevailing electrical energy technology crops and the crops which have to come back into operation, “it isn’t attainable to ensure the continual provide {of electrical} vitality » within the nation in these months.
The danger of scheduled energy outages as a consequence of lack of electrical energy will probably be latent even in the course of the months between April 2024 and September 2024, when there’s often rain. The Authorities has acknowledged that the electrical energy disaster has not been overcome, though – for now – it suspended the scheduled energy cuts till June 9, 2024.
Brief-term actions
As a part of the conclusions of the Operation Plan of the Nationwide Interconnected System, Cenace presents a collection of short-term actions that have to be taken to face the dry season, amongst them:
The beginning-up of the brand new technology crops projected for the interval April 2024 to March 2026, on the outlined dates, as proven within the following desk:
The set up of latest technology items and the supply of pure fuel for the Termogas Machala crops, with a purpose to protect manufacturing and electrical vitality reserve margins.
Handle financial assets for electrical energy imports at their most worth (450 MW) to make sure electrical energy provide, notably throughout dry durations and upkeep outages.
Handle financial assets for the acquisition and transportation of portions of gasoline in accordance with the extreme drought and coordinate with Petroecuador the well timed provide of enormous volumes of gasoline oil, waste and diesel required by the electrical energy sector throughout dry durations.
Producing firms should well timed handle the contracting processes and the financial assets required for the upkeep of the hydroelectric park and for the upkeep of the thermoelectric park.
Handle with Celec Transelectric and the distribution firms the execution of precedence growth plans, with a purpose to assure the availability of present demand. Handle an vitality financial savings and effectivity plan with residents, private and non-private establishments.
Handle the availability of pure fuel for the complete capability operation of the Termogas Machala crops, with a purpose to protect manufacturing and energy and electrical vitality reserve margins.
Medium-term actions
These are the primary actions that Cenace recommends executing within the medium time period for the proper functioning of the Nationwide Interconnected System:
Create a good surroundings for personal funding and public-private partnerships within the vitality sector, by the implementation of clear, secure and clear regulatory frameworks.
Implement insurance policies, incentives and packages that encourage distributed technology and vitality effectivity to alleviate congestion on the centralized electrical grid and scale back vitality demand.
Begin development of the Villonaco III, El Aromo and ERNV 500 megawatt Block initiatives.
Perform a brand new launch of the 400 MW Mixed Cycle PPS initiatives and strengthening the interconnection of the northeastern system with the nationwide electrical system.
Promote the entry of the third unit of the Termogas Machala plant and the mixed cycle, which might contribute a further technology capability of 187 MW to the system.
Speed up the event of the Ecuador – Peru interconnection undertaking at 500 kV, a really related milestone contemplating the hydrological complementarity between the 2 international locations and its significance within the regional integration course of. Implement a plan for saving and accountable and environment friendly use of vitality.
Given the potential of water, photo voltaic and wind assets within the nation, the event of renewable vitality initiatives within the medium and long run needs to be prioritized.
Spend money on the nation.
The Vice Ministry of Electrical energy ought to order the execution of the Electrification Grasp Plan, decided to realize sufficiency within the manufacturing {of electrical} vitality within the nation.
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