Power outage hits north Guayaquil after private substation fire

A fire at a private substation caused a power outage in north Guayaquil ahead of the dry season.

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On September 2, 2026, a power outage affected the sectors of Rosales, Samanes, Colinas de Mapasingue, Prosperina, and surrounding areas in north Guayaquil. ^[1] On September 2, 2026, a fire broke out at a private electrical substation belonging to the shrimp processing company Santa Priscila on the road to Daule in northern Guayaquil. ^[2] CNEL attributed the outage to a fire in a transformer at a private electrical substation located at km 7.5 on the road to Daule. ^[3] The Fire Corps identified the fire as originating in a transformer belonging to the Santa Priscila company due to contaminated oil that subsequently ignited. ^[4] The National Corporation of Electricity (CNEL) reported that technical personnel were executing operational actions to identify the cause of the interruption and restore supply. ^[5] Authorities confirmed that the fire caused no injuries and the only material damage was to the transformer, which was completely destroyed. ^[6] Company employees activated internal security protocols and used dry chemical powder extinguishers to contain the fire before emergency vehicles arrived. ^[7] The fire originated in an energy transformer after its internal oil became contaminated and subsequently ignited, producing visible flames and smoke. ^[8]

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On September 2, 2026, a power outage affected the sectors of Rosales, Samanes, Colinas de Mapasingue, Prosperina, and surrounding areas in north Guayaquil. · Primicias

On September 2, 2026, a fire broke out at a private electrical substation belonging to the shrimp processing company Santa Priscila on the road to Daule in northern Guayaquil. · El Comercio

CNEL attributed the outage to a fire in a transformer at a private electrical substation located at km 7.5 on the road to Daule. · Primicias

The Fire Corps identified the fire as originating in a transformer belonging to the Santa Priscila company due to contaminated oil that subsequently ignited. · Primicias

The National Corporation of Electricity (CNEL) reported that technical personnel were executing operational actions to identify the cause of the interruption and restore supply. · Primicias

Authorities confirmed that the fire caused no injuries and the only material damage was to the transformer, which was completely destroyed. · El Comercio

Company employees activated internal security protocols and used dry chemical powder extinguishers to contain the fire before emergency vehicles arrived. · El Comercio

The fire originated in an energy transformer after its internal oil became contaminated and subsequently ignited, producing visible flames and smoke. · El Comercio

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