March 3, 2011
10:17 p.m.
Hi, Due to a drought and as one of several actions to avoid a future electricity shortfall this year, Chile extends Daylight Saving Time till early April. According to media reports, this one-time change will take place on Saturday, April 2nd at 24:00 for America/Santiago and on Saturday, April 2nd at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter. At the moment, there's no official decree available, but you can check the information at: http://www.ansa.it/ansalatina/notizie/notiziari/chile/20110302165435226594.h... http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFN0223009220110302 http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110302-708197.html Best regards, -- Pablo Jimenez