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Categories: TECHNOLOGY

South American electricity service disruptions

Entities: Afinia · Montería · Rafael Colmenares · Luis Caldera · Corpoelec

Overview

In early July, electric utilities in Ecuador and Venezuela announced scheduled maintenance that would cause temporary service interruptions. By the end of the month, unplanned outages struck communities in Maracaibo, Venezuela, after a transformer explosion left ten households without power, and in Montería, Colombia, where an overload damaged a medium‑voltage protection device. Local utilities and authorities responded by replacing equipment and urging residents to conserve electricity amid heat‑wave conditions, underscoring ongoing reliability challenges for power providers across the region.

Timeline

  1. 5 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Power Outages Hit Communities in Maracaibo, Venezuela and Montería, Colombia

    Power outages in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and Montería, Colombia, left residents without electricity; local utilities and officials were urged to act and advise efficient energy use.

  2. 26 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Ecuador and Venezuela electric utilities schedule maintenance causing temporary service disruptions

    Ecuador's CNEL will cut power in Portoviejo on 11 July for maintenance, while Venezuela's Corpoelec will release water from hydro plants on 13 July, raising river flow and prompting safety warnings.

Sources

diarioelpulso.cl · focoinformativo.com · rionoticias.co