The Coca Codo Sinclair plant is undergoing a planned overhaul and this represents a reduction of 40 gigawatt-hours (GWh/day), but this will not affect the electricity supply as it will be supplied by the Mazar plant, which is currently close to its maximum level. , according to the Ministry of Energy.

This state portfolio reported that this January 5, the height of the Mazar dam was 2,146 meters above sea level (msl) with a reserve of 72%. “This favorable situation guarantees the supply of electricity to the country, considering the suspension of the Coca Codo Sinclair power plant, which will enter overhaul on January 6 and 7, 2024.” And he points out that the highest altitude of Mazar is 2,153 meters above sea level.

Rain is raising reservoirs and increasing flows, days before the Government’s assessment to decide whether blackouts will continue in 2024.

Reservoir level recovery also occurs in Paute, whose level has risen to 1,985.4, with a maximum of 1,991 meters above sea level. This parameter represents 67% of the maximum cumulative reserve in this hydroelectric power plant.

The works foreseen at Coca Codo are carried out in accordance with the coordination of the two-year maintenance plan, “this represents a reduction of 40 gigawatt-hours (GWh/day) to be supplied by the Mazar plant”, to guarantee energy coverage During the withdrawal of Coca Codo Sinclair’s operations , operational planning was carried out with the aim of restoring energy reserves in the Paute Integral Complex, according to the official announcement.

The technical results of the maintenance of Coca Codo Sinclair and the analysis of the current state of the reservoirs of the main hydropower plants will be evaluated at the meeting of the Crisis Staff convened for Tuesday, January 9. The Minister of Energy and Mining, Andrea Arrobo, will lead this meeting, which will determine the state of power outages in the second half of the month. Exclusions are suspended until January 15.