San Francisco and Agoyán power plants keep Ecuador powered after the stoppage of Coca Codo Sinclair – 2024-07-08 02:43:35

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2024-07-08 02:43:35

The Ministry of Energy reported that the San Francisco and Agoyán hydroelectric plants have recovered their generation and are now providing the megawatts necessary to reestablish the national hydroelectric service.

This is happening while Coca Codo Sinclair, which produces between 23 and 25% of the country’s electricity, is at a standstill. Its floodgates They were closed yesterday due to the volume of sediments that the Coca River drags.

Although the government said there would be “some power outages,” there were none at the time of writing.

In Loja, the electricity supplier company established two power outage schedules in eight areas from the morningbut users mentioned that the service was not interrupted.

For now, distribution companies have not established schedules for power outages due to energy shortages for this Sunday, June 22.

CNEL announced that on Sunday, June 23, there would be power outages for maintenance in several areas of the cantons of Camilo Ponce Enríquez, Portovelo, Balao and in the parish of Tenguel, due to emergency work carried out at the Machala substation, from 04:00 to 06:00.

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