The consequences of climate change are already taking a toll in Latin America, with an extended drought. A worst-case ...

Ecuador's National Assembly has unanimously approved a new law to promote private initiative in energy generation. Among other measures, it seeks to stimulate self-consumption and promote private ...

Peru, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador will be the other countries in the region most ... s millions of caminantes will be easily ...

The 36-year-old wasn’t even born when some of the decisions were made that crippled Ecuador’s electricity supply, but resolving the crisis will be key for his reelection chances in February.

The crisis comes as Colombia prepares to host the ... Colombia’s capital of almost 10 million people, while Ecuador’s energy grid has been pushed to the brink, prompting power cuts to conserve ...

QUITO: Ecuador has ordered some industrial firms ... by 50% during daytime hours as long as the drought-related crisis continues, according to a government document seen by Bloomberg.

On Oct. 25, Petro posted on X that it was ”time that all the brotherly peoples of Latin America show solidarity“ with Ecuador due to the electricity crisis caused by the drought. Colombia ...

The 36-year-old wasn’t even born when some of the decisions were made that crippled Ecuador’s electricity supply, but resolving the crisis will be key for his reelection chances in February. “The ...

Quito, Ecuador - October 22, 2024 According to the Corporacion Electrica (Celec) and Deputy Energy Minister Fabian Calero, blackouts will persist at least until April 2025. No additional offshore ...

Ecuador will increase power cuts from eight to 14 hours a day starting Friday because of the worst drought it has faced in decades, according to Energy and Mines Minister Ines Manzano. “We have ...

Due to the drought, historic lows are being recorded in the country's reservoirs. Ecuador generates 78 percent of its electricity from hydropower. In addition, there has been no investment in the ...