2024-04-23 04:05:03
Crisis in Ecuador? President Daniel Noboa declare this Friday, April 19, 2024 another state of exception that will last 60 daysnow for this reason.
The cause of this is due to the emergency in the electrical sector that lives in Ecuadorwhere the state of exception has as purpose is the continuation of the public electric energy service.
However, it is worth noting that in this state of exception declared by Daniel Noboa, curfew is not imposed. We will tell you more about this measure and the electricity crisis in Ecuador.
Daniel Noboa declares another state of exception, now for electricity
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, issued a Executive Order 229 the afternoon of this Friday, April 19, where declares another state of exception, now due to the electricity crisis in the country.
This state of exception It will last 60 days and is intended to guarantee the continuity of the public electricity service.
Although a curfew is not established in Ecuador, it is indicated that There will be participation of the National Police and the Armed Forces throughout the country to protect critical energy infrastructure facilities.
It was indicated that, in this way, sabotage, terrorist attacks or other threats will be prevented that may affect the operation of the facilities while they are being maintained.
Likewise, the 60 days that this new state of emergency declared by Daniel Noboa lasts will be adequate to “face the energy deficit and guarantee the supply of electricity service in the present, leading to stabilization in the immediate future.”
On the other hand, it will be the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Ecuador who will assign the resources needed to address the state of exception, where Public funds will be available except for those corresponding to health and education.
Crisis in Ecuador?
Local media report that since Monday, April 15, the Government of Daniel Noboa has implemented scheduled power outages in Ecuadorthose who They have lasted up to nine hours.
Two days later, last Wednesday, April 17, the presidency of Ecuador issued a statement in which it reported that High-level officials, including former minister Andrea Arrobo, intentionally withheld information crucial to the functioning of the national energy system.
These first investigations indicate that warnings and alerts to the Energy Crisis Committee were suppressed and undone, with the purpose that this serious situation is not known for timely decision-making. That is, the energy cuts not only responded to environmental circumstances, but also to unprecedented acts of corruption and negligence.
Presidency of Ecuador
In the statement reporting the crisis in Ecuador, it was noted that the Mazar and Paute reservoirs They’re in critical conditions where they register a level of 0% and 4% operational storage, respectively. Besides that The flow at the Coca Codo Sinclair plant registered a deficit of 40% with respect to the historical average.
Faced with this energy crisis, it was warned that there would be a energy deficit in the month of April of between 22 and 27 GWh per day.
It also highlights that this other state of exception declared by Daniel Noboa occurs two days before a popular consultation and referendum is held on April 21.
2024-04-23 04:05:03