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Ecuador grid loses 1,016 MW as Progen, Austral outages compound energy crisis
ExpresoLO·EC · CO·1 day ago
Ecuador's government announced plans to introduce incentives for the residential sector to reduce electricity consumption, with the largest medium-voltage consumers to be integrated into the savings system, potentially saving an additional 1,800 MWh. The measure signals a policy shift toward demand-side management amid ongoing energy supply constraints. Details on incentive structure and implementation timeline remain unspecified.