He Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Ecuador He noted that power outages will continue nationwide with hospitals and educational centers being the only exceptions. Through an official statement, the organization stated that the country is going through an energy emergency caused by climatic aspects, planning problems and “historical corruption.”
The measure contradicts what was established by the Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboawho on Tuesday stated that there would be no more blackouts. “No one is going to ‘tell’ me (tell a story) at the last second that we have to give (the province of) Guayas a five-hour blackout.”.
He made the comment after denouncing alleged “sabotage” in the electricity sector, ordering an investigation and requesting the resignation of the Minister of Energy. Andrea Arrobowho has been temporarily replaced by the Minister of Transportation and Public Works, Xavier Luke.
«Minister Luque’s mission is to lead Ecuador’s energy sector with the capacity and firmness to fight against the corruption that has established itself in this important sector»indicated on Tuesday the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency.
He added that the problems in the energy sector “are not due to the lack of technical proposals, but rather to the lack of firmness to combat corruption and incapacity” in that public service.
Since last Sunday, power outages have been recorded in different areas of the country due to low production in hydroelectric plants, affected by low flows in the rivers that feed them due to lack of rain, among other reasons. EFE (I)
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