Ecuadorians are suffering inexorably because of the electricity consumption restrictions that have been in effect since Friday, October 27th. Amidst the severity of its consequences, it is not justified to prevent the planning of productive or personal activities due to the lack of a timely schedule.

On the night of Thursday the 26th and until the early morning of Friday the 27th, the times of the power outage were barely known, and what will happen on the 28th remains a mystery, or will be until the Government deigns to inform about it through distributions. , hopefully sooner than the first day.

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The state does not need an understanding of government, but action, responsibility and respect. Being aware of the effects of restrictions, Mr. President, is not enough. Demand the prompt delivery of information from your associates as they take the actions you claim are being taken to solve the current energy crisis.

We Ecuadorians need and want to produce. The traffic chaos that occurred this Friday because many were not aware of the stoppage schedules or there were changes in the implementation of the schedule must be corrected.

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The strategic public electricity company National Electricity Corporation (CNEL), in charge of publishing the schedule in each province where it has its business units, has the burden and vision of the country.

The working hours of many companies and activities are extended until Saturday. For them, coordinating their logistics is complicated without data.

“Colombia did not want to sell energy for political reasons, and the dry season came earlier”, these are the causes of the power outage, says René Ortiz, former Minister of Energy

The food industry, for its part, fears a drop in sales, especially of meat and frozen food. Lack of energy hampers activities in all areas.

There is certainly no intention to delay information and data, but efforts must be redoubled to do so in the shortest possible time. This will save the executive authority headaches, but above all it contributes to the production, work and planning of citizens. (OR)