QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador will implement a nationwide blackout for maintenance in the country’s electricity system overnight on Wednesday, from 10 p.m. local time to Thursday at 6 a.m., the government said in a statement on Sunday.
The measure is aimed at “preventative maintenance” in National Transmission System sites and in the power distribution network, the statement said.
(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon; Editing by Andrea Ricci)
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