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Petroecuador declares emergency at Sote pumping station after fire
La RepúblicaLO·EC·1 day ago
Urdesa district in Guayaquil suffered a power outage lasting over an hour; utility CNEL attributed it to a ball striking the grid, a claim residents dispute. The incident highlights recurring grid reliability issues in Ecuador's largest city, though the specific cause remains unverified.