Electricity rationing plan canceled

THE ELECTRICITY rationing that was to have been implemented in Panama City and Colon on Monday, March 20  has been canceled.

The electricity transmission company Etesa has reported that  the full operation of the capital’s electrical system has been restored.

On Sunday evening, Etesa had announced that rationing would take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. including  the shutdown of air conditioners in public and private offices and shopping centers.

At 8:30 p.m. last Friday there was a blackout, was caused by a series of explosions in a substation.  which left several areas of Panama and Colón without power for several hours.