Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark
Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark
Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark
A nationwide electricity outage has struck Ecuador, leaving the nation of about 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system, as authorities worked to repair faulty power lines, a senior official said.
“There is a failure in the transmission line that caused a cascade disconnection, so there’s no electricity at a national scale,” public works minister Roberto Luque said in a post on X on Wednesday.
Luque also serves as the country’s acting energy minister.
A Reuters witness said there was confusion on the streets of Quito, the capital, as traffic lights ceased working. Operations of Quito’s subway system have also ground to a halt.
It takes more than just a faulty transmission line to take down an entire grid nation wide... There's more to this story than they are letting on.
all it takes in Texas is a strong wind.
Definitely not going to defend ercot, but that was a very strong wind. Easy for me to say; i didn't really lose power or trees. I did lose a litter box.