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Peru | March 20, 2010 [ 10:19 ]
Cusco, Peru: Quillabamba and Machu Picchu without electricity due to landslides
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
The province of Quillabamba, in Cusco, is currently without any power supply, since last night a landslide hit Electrosur facilities, located in Machupicchu, to the east of Cusco city.
Electrosur reported that a huge rock fell on this power station, in Quillabamba, capital of the province of La Convención (Cusco), and that the problem may not be fixed in atr least one week.
Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Mines, Pedro Sanchez, said that provisional equipments to temporarily replace the damaged ones are to be installed in the town of Santa Maria, where there ir a sub-station.
This would provide some power to the area until the station is fully operational again.
Sanchez clarified that the landslide did not affect Machu Picchu Hydroelectric Central facilites.
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Isabel Guerra
The province of Quillabamba, in Cusco, is currently without any power supply, since last night a landslide hit Electrosur facilities, located in Machupicchu, to the east of Cusco city. Electrosur reported that a huge rock fell on this power station, in Quillabamba, capital of the province of La Convención (Cusco), and that the problem may not be fixed in atr least one week.
Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Mines, Pedro Sanchez, said that provisional equipments to temporarily replace the damaged ones are to be installed in the town of Santa Maria, where there ir a sub-station.
This would provide some power to the area until the station is fully operational again.
Sanchez clarified that the landslide did not affect Machu Picchu Hydroelectric Central facilites.
Have news you'd like to see in LivinginPeru.com? Contribute an article, whether it's translated or based on your own reporting. Contact editor@livinginperu.com.
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