r/ecuador • • 12d ago

Apagones

Hi all,

when do you expect apagones to start and how long do you guys guess they will last every day?
I heard late october, starting with 2-3 hours and possibly in november up to 8 hours if things don't go well.

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u/jose_xamon_gallegos 10d ago

They're probably starting around October 21st, the main issue is probably that we depend a lot on the Complejo Paute Integral and the water reserve is dropping about 1mt everyday and not refilling, yesterday it reported to be at 2130,63 m.a.s.l. and the critical minimum for it to operate is 2115 m.a.s.l.