Ecuador declares a state of emergency due to the energy crisis
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Ecuador declared a state of emergency due to the energy crisis caused by the drought, which affected hydroelectric power production, leading to rationing of electricity and its imports from Colombia.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency due to the consequences of the electricity crisis in the country. This is reported by the Ecuavisa TV network, UNN reports.
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Ecuador has suffered from a drought that is affecting the production of electricity at the country's hydroelectric power plants. Hydropower is the country's most important source of energy.
On Tuesday, the authorities announced the rationing of electricity and electricity imports from neighboring Colombia, but at the same time, there were reports from Colombia that the country was suspending electricity exports to Ecuador for the same reason.
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