14APR24 - 🔌💡"New power outages at dawn this Monday in several cities in Ecuador. In Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca,

 14APR24 - 🔌💡"New power outages at dawn this Monday in several cities in Ecuador. In Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, citizens reported a power outage of at least three hours. As reported by users on social networks, the power outage began at approximately 01:00 in several sectors and lasted until 05:00.

🔦🕯 Citizens expressed their complaints to the electrical companies of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca. Given the complaints, the Centrosur company, which supplies Azuay, Cañar and Morona Santiago, reported that the power outage was due to emergency maintenance. The Ministry of Energy said these cuts in electrical service are "temporary disconnections" due to the preventive maintenance that is carried out.

👷‍♂️The power outages occur in the midst of a complicated situation at hydroelectric plants. 🌊 The Mazar reservoir, the largest in the country, is close to reaching its minimum operating limit. There is also a significant drop in the Amaluza reservoir, which supplies the Paute hydroelectric complex. While Colombia reduced the sale of electricity to Ecuador due to the serious drought it is going through...." - https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/ecuador/cortes-de-energia-se-registran-en-varias-ciudades-de-la-costa-este-domingo-nota/?fbclid=IwAR2UAOLiotL3ap33kUVeue8xPuKk0ch-a0GYNUH9GiM78Q-8Ru1Eg2V62ms_aem_AaGWrFuyGu7Y4sdPiTr-wZ2EGg7toJNiDVBsS4LdG3YVXbd8Xn8aYAvD9fJbJaPZUcwxlfVI7WvSeRSZP2-xWT5w