(Bloomberg) -- A blackout hit the whole of Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of 18 million without power. At 7 p.m. local time, 95% of power service was restored and full service is expected to resume before midnight local time, according to the government. Quito’s Mayor Pabel Muñoz said that the capital’s recently-inaugurated subway, which has an independent backup power supply, also stopped running. Plans to prevent a total blackout were prepared two decades ago after the previous one and never implemented, he added. (Updates with additional comments from Energy Minister Luque throughout)Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek©2024 Bloomberg L.P.

Source: Daily Nation June 20, 2024 10:30 UTC