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ECUADOR - Government Says Energy Crisis is Being Overcome

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Government Says Energy Crisis is Being Overcome
According to Minister of Electricity and Renewable Resources, Esteban Albornoz, this week's power outages were reduced by half

Ecuadoran Minister of Electricity and Renewable Resources, Esteban Albornoz, said Mon. that the energy crisis the country’s been facing is being overcome this week and confirmed that power rationing will be reduced "by half the hours”. After Peru’s sale of 1,200 megawatts per hour per day, the beginning of operations of two thermoelectric plants, Colombia's commitment to increase the interconnection provisions, and other measures being developed by the government, Albornoz said the effects of the crisis will be reduced. Since Nov. 5, Ecuador has been rationing power due to the drought affecting the Paute River hydroelectric plant, the nation's the most important plant.
Nov-16-2009 06:11pm