Hey Ecuador Affected by a nationwide power outage on Wednesday (19)Public Works Minister Roberto Luque said on X (formerly Twitter) that authorities are working to solve the problem.
“There was a transmission line failure that led to cascading outages, leading to a nationwide power outage,” said Luque, who is also acting Energy Minister. In the memorandum, the minister cited the country's National Electricity Company (CENACE).
According to a statement from the Quito City Council, the power outage began at approximately 3:20 pm local time (5:20 pm Brasilia time).
The Metropolitan Municipality apologized for the power outage, and said that “all technical equipment has been mobilized to ensure control and safety of citizens,” and traffic police have been assigned to deal with traffic, and safety protocols have been activated in the Quito Metro.
According to the Associated Press. The power outage comes days after the Ecuadorian government announced a new power outage across the country due to production problems.
In some areas of Ecuador, the cutting lasted 20 minutes. However, local communication channels and social media users reported that the problem still exists in most cities and even in hospital areas.
Since last year, Ecuador has been facing an electricity generation crisis that led to the rationing of electricity throughout the country, prompting the government of President Daniel Noboa, in April, to plan to cut off electricity for a period ranging between 8 and 12 hours per day during school hours. At that time, these cuts were gradually reduced.
Due to the strong winter storms that the country witnessed, the Koka Kudu and San Francisco hydroelectric stations suspended their activities because the tanks that feed them were bringing in large quantities of waste.
