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Ecuador reactivates Coca Codo Sinclair power plant

Quito, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s Energy and Mines Minister Roberto Luque on Monday confirmed the decision to suspend blackouts following the reactivation of the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant, the largest in the country.

Luque explained the operation of this hydroelectric power plant was partially resumed, so there will be enough electricity generation.

In the last minutes, two turbines in Coca Codo Sinclair has been arranged and reactivated, so this will generate that the outages will be suspended immediately, Luque added. On Sunday, the Energy Minister informed that the high volumes of sediments and debris displaced by the increase of the flows of the tributaries that feed Coca Codo Sinclair, would force to take it out of operation and would cause power rationing nationwide.

However, hours later Luque said that he had ordered to activate two turbines of the hydroelectric plant in order to suspend the blackouts.

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