Tag: Blackouts
Ecuadorian Parliament Suspends Impeachment Trial Against Former Energy Minister Arrobo
‘A water crisis was not convenient for the April referendum, so they silenced me,’ she denounced. On Wednesday, Viviana Veloz, the president of Ecuador’s National Assembly, suspended the political impeachment trial against former Energy Minister Andrea Arrobo, who did not attend the plenary session. RELATED: Grenade Detonation Leaves 11 Injured in Ecuadorian Prison Previously, through […]
December 4, 2024
Ecuador’s Power Cuts to Continue Until December
Blackouts have severely affected productivity, with business losses estimated at US$12 million for each hour of power outage. During this week, Ecuadorians will continue to experience severe power outages that are disrupting daily life and productive activities in a country whose economy will remain stagnant or decline this year. RELATED: Ecuador Decrees a New State […]
October 16, 2024
Ecuador’s President Declares the Country’s Energy Situation Chaotic
On Sunday, the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported through a statement that «it is necessary to redistribute the suspension of electricity service that was planned for the next few days». RELATED:Ecuador Begins Daily Blackouts The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, assured in the context of a business exchange with the United States that the […]
September 23, 2024
New Power Outages Turn off Lights in Ecuador
The blackouts are due to the need to intervene in the main hydroelectric plant due to the increase in flows due to heavy rains in the country. On Friday, in Ecuador, electricity cuts have once again been made, organized by schedules and blocks, product of the energy crisis that the country has been going through […]
June 21, 2024
Puerto Rico Votes in Primary Elections Amid Heavy Blackouts
The power cuts, allegedly caused by bad weather, have affected the primaries of the two main political parties in Puerto Rico this Sunday, in which the affiliates elect their candidates for the governorship for the November elections. “It is unacceptable and brings to our attention what has been a constant problem. Today is an electoral […]
June 2, 2024
Ecuador: Police Repress Student Protest Against Referendum
Over the past week, blackouts have severely disrupted daily life in Ecuador, where citizens have taken to social media to express their discontent with President Daniel Noboa and his way of handling the energy crisis. RELATED: Cuban President Condemns Assault on Mexican Embassy in Ecuador On Wednesday afternoon, the protests moved to the streets in […]