Darkness

After 12 years Ecuador is again having issues with the electricity supply. The majority of the electricity is produced from water turbines. We are currently experiencing the worst dry season (in the past 40 years, according to the government…)

There is a big controversy over who is responsible for this electrical crisis. The opponents of the government accused them of a lack of plans and foresight. This comes on top of the fact that there was a large amount of extra money generated by the government when the prices of oil were higher.

The government is defending its management arguing that their predecesors did not make wise decisions in order to develop the electrical system.

Anyway, the result for the public is a schedule of “rolling blackouts” everyday. If you are currently in Quito you can “google” “horarios de cortes eléctricos Quito” and you will find the daily schedules for the regions without electricity.

If you are not going to have electricity at night in your neighbourhood it is a good reason to go home a little earlier, not only for issues of safety but also for the opportunity to have a good meeting with a couple candles and a book as our great grand parents once did…