The return of blackouts nationwide led to the declaration of emergency in the electricity sector and the departure of Andrea Arrobo, Minister of Energy and Mines. Shortly after her resignation, the president Daniel Noboa He has already chosen his replacement.
Through executive decree 222, Noboa announced that he will hand over this State portfolio to Roberto Xavier Luque Nuques. Currently, he serves as Minister of Transportation and Public Works.
The document was signed in the city of Carmen, Manabithis April 16 and provides that it will come into force from that date, without prejudice to its publication in the Official Registry.
Regarding the designation, the Presidency indicated, through a statement, that the work of Luke will be to lead the energy area “with the necessary capacity and firmness to fight against the corruption that was installed in this important sector. He expressed that the problems in the energy area are not due to the lack of technical proposals, but rather to the lack of firmness to “combat corruption and incapacity in the sector.”
Andrea Arrobo She is 33 years old and has a degree in International Relations. She was the first woman in the history of Ecuador who held the Energy and Mines portfolio, according to the communications team of Noboa.
Electrical sector in emergency
Ecuavisa informs that, this April 16, Noboa declared an emergency in the electricity sector amid blackouts throughout the Ecuador due to the dry season. Likewise, he requested the resignation of rapture and an investigation into the electricity companies for sabotage.
«Today we made a strong decision, once again because it is our turn to declare an emergency in the country’s energy sector. I have asked the minister to resign and, likewise, we initiated an investigation for sabotage because in certain areas, in certain power plants, there was sabotage,” said the President of the Republic.
He stated that a complaint has already been filed with the Prosecutor’s Office and that the Strategic Research Center (CIES) investigate what happened. «No one is going to tell me, at the last second, that we have to give five hours of blackout to Guayas, we are not going to have any more blackouts this week. We have taken this as a decision,” he added.
He said that, as a presidential measure, “to counteract the actions of these miserable people,” the Government will cover 50% of household electricity bills in April.
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