Ecuador Disconnects High-Consumption Industries to Reduce Electricity Demand and Avoid Blackouts
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The extreme drought associated with the El Niño phenomenon compromises electricity generation and threatens national supply.
About 150 high-consumption companies in Ecuador will have a weekly disconnect since September 22, as a measure to preserve the Mazar reservoir
The electricity cuts return this September 22, but this time the focus is on the big companies. Since this Tuesday, around 150 industries and businesses of the group Alto Voltage 1 will have a day of electrical disconnection between Tuesday and Saturday. Most of these companies are located in Guayaquil and Durán. [...]
About 90% of the companies involved are located in Guayaquil and Durán, two of the main industrial zones of the country
The disconnection of AV1 industries would start this week. The measure would reduce demand between 600 and 1,000 MW. But consumption would increase on weekends.
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