Work, both public and private, is suspended for two days due to the energy crisis caused by a historic deficit in the reservoirs that supply the hydroelectric plants. Blackouts of up to six hours have occurred. Working days will be recovered in the public sector with an additional hour during the following days.
The country's president, Daniel Noboa, decreed this Wednesday the “suspension of the work day” both this Thursday and tomorrow. In a statement, he justified his decision not only due to “environmental circumstances” but also “acts of corruption and negligence.” And sabotage.
The power plants will carry out maintenance on their plants this Thursday and tomorrow, which will imply supply rationing. The Mazar (the most important) and Paute reservoirs, both in the southern Andes, are in “critical conditions” as they register a storage level of 0% and 4%, respectively.
The flow in the largest hydroelectric plant, Coca Codo Sinclair (northern Amazon), which covers 30% of national demand, suffers a deficit of 40% compared to the historical average.
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