Venezuela is experiencing an electrical crisis that has led to service interruptions. According to the Minister of Electric Power, Rolando Alcalá, work is already underway to restore Unit 6 at Planta Centro, “an electrical generator that will contribute 600 megawatts to the national electrical system.”

On the other hand, the official indicated that seven units will be added in Zulia state, in western Venezuela, contributing more than 500 megawatts to the region, along with other units nationwide that together represent 1,300 megawatts in the last three months of the year.

The goal is “to achieve greater stability, continuity, and fewer interruptions in the electricity service for all users.”

In a video released on social media, accompanied by the president of the National Electric Corporation (Corpoelec), Juan Fernández, he noted that “in parallel and as a complement to the thermal generation plan,” significant transmission infrastructure projects are underway in the country, including the expansion of the Planta Centro substation.

To this end, a new 400.230 kV autotransformer has been installed, with operations scheduled to begin in November. This will allow for “optimal energy evacuation from the Planta Centro and Termocarabobo complex to the rest of the region.”

Work is underway at the Portuguesa substation, which will allow for optimal power flow to that state, as well as to Barinas and the Andean region.

Fernández highlighted the implementation of “a plan for the use of alternative energies, such as the Machango solar park, which is currently in the procurement phase for commissioning at the beginning of next year.”

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The energy crisis in Ecuador has not yet been resolved. Although the conditions of the Mazar reservoir are good, according to the president of the College of Electrical and Electronic Engineers of Pichincha, Marco Acuña, the blackouts could return in April.

Acuña indicated that the reservoir is five meters from reaching its maximum level, so that “in the dry season it could provide energy for about 30 days and its capacity will depend on the rains that occur in the next months” and the new dry season is expected in April.

The January rains have delayed the rationing of electric power a little, according to analysts. However, they suggest that the authorities take several measures to avoid strong rationing, such as analyzing “the need to guarantee transparency in access to technical information on thermal and hydroelectric plants, in addition to ensuring the supply of spare parts for the maintenance of these facilities.”

On the other hand, they have asked the country’s authorities to present the real data on the state of the thermal park and its operational condition, considering that there may be approximately 1,200 recoverable megawatts (MW).

They have also asked for “transparency and breadth in the contracting processes for energy generation that the Government undertook last year, which includes renting barges, buying thermal generators on land and others.”

The “lack of adequate maintenance and the limited capacity to incorporate new electric generation put at risk the stability of the energy supply in the country” are among the reasons that stand out for this energy crisis. According to the Advisory Council, it is urgent to recover the thermal park that is not working, “which could deliver more than 500 MW to the National Interconnected System (SNI).”

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