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Ecuador ongoing power crisis takes heavy toll on the economy

Published on: October 23, 2024
17:07

Quito, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador marks on Wednesday one month of extended daily blackouts due to the energy crisis gripping the country, in the aftermath of drought and lack of appropriate investment, a situation that affects the economy and daily life at large.

Ecuador launches over 28,000 operations against criminal organization

Published on: October 22, 2024
17:15

Quito, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) The General Commander of the Ecuadorian Police, Fausto Buenaño, assured today that the institution’s Security Block has launched 28, 943 operations against 1,307 criminal organizations so far this year.

Ecuador’s capital to host reforestation day after fires

Published on: October 22, 2024
14:39

Quito, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) In the aftermath of recent sprawling forest fires, Quito is gearing up Tuesday for a reforestation and environmental restoration day in November.

Ecuador reports more than 2,500 kidnappings this year

Published on: October 22, 2024
12:24

Quito, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador reported an estimated 2,514 kidnappings between January and October 2024, most of them in the coastal city of Guayaquil, local press informed on Tuesday.

Over 20 nations to attend Ibero-American Summit in Ecuador

Published on: October 21, 2024
17:18

Quito, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Foreign Ministry reiterated on Monday that 22 countries have been invited to the 29th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State in Cuenca city, on November 12-15.

Ecuador’s government seeks to suspend telecommunications in prisons

Published on: October 17, 2024
16:13

Quito, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Interior and Telecommunications Ministries signed an agreement to eliminate the internet signal in the country's prisons, which have currently become the epicenter of the national security crisis.

End of power subsidies to mining sector stokes controversy in Ecuador

Published on: October 16, 2024
15:45

Quito, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa's decision to cut subsidized electric power for mining companies – on grounds it has been a preferential policy - has sparked deep controversy here on Wednesday.

Ecuador authorizes new solar and hydroelectric projects

Published on: October 16, 2024
07:47

Quito, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa granted environmental licenses to private companies to build two hydroelectric plants and four solar energy projects amid the blackouts that are ravaging the country.

Ecuador may witness fall in power outages by November

Published on: October 14, 2024
15:12

Quito, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Energy and Mines Minister Ines Manzano stated on Monday that blackouts across this nation could decrease between November and December.

Another week of blackouts in Ecuador

Published on: October 12, 2024
12:12

Quito, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador concludes today a week marked by blackouts of 10 hours a day, a measure that according to the Government, is due to the critical levels of the reservoirs that supply hydroelectric plants.

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