El Deber reports: The main reason for today’s incoming cuts, from 14: 00, is due to non operation of the transmission line(high voltage) between Carrasco (Cochabamba) and Arboleda in Buenavista, operated by the company ISA-Bolivia. This line will join maintenance, according to the National Committee on energy emission (CNDC). There will also be unavailability of some generating…
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Power outages continue to happen
Power outages in seven cities across the country continued yesterday due to failures in power generation. The National Load Dispatch (NCDC) instructed to disconnect power from 19:10 to 20:05 affecting Santa Cruz, La Paz, Cochabamba, Oruro, Sucre, Potosí and Trinidad. Arturo Iporre, president of the CNDC, explained that the reasons for such power cuts were…
Status of electricity availability in Bolivia… or lack of…?
Pagina Siete: Guaracachi was supposed to generate electricity (82 MW) to the national system, by 11/01/2010. Because of that “delay,” the Authority for Electricity (AE) has established a fine of 939 thousand Bolivianos, because the generating unit Guaracachi 12 is not ready. The original budget for this combined cycle was 40 million dollars without taxes, insurance. In September…
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