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Ecuador tells workers to stay home amid energy crisis
By AFP
Ecuador on Wednesday ordered all public and private workers to stay home for two days as critically low water levels at hydroelectric plants sparked a major power crisis in the country.
President Daniel Noboa decreed “the suspension of the working day” on Thursday and Friday, saying the crisis was a result of “environmental circumstances” but also “unheard-of acts of corruption and negligence.”
The country has been experiencing blackouts of up to six hours. The government has blamed the situation on intentional sabotage from high-level officials who hid the severity of the crisis.
A government statement on Wednesday said the reservoir serving the country’s Mazar hydroelectric dam stood completely empty, while the nearby Paute dam had storage levels of four percent.
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https://www.macaubusiness.com/ecuador-tells-workers-to-stay-home-amid-energy-crisis/
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