Ecuador suspends electricity rationing as rains return

Quito (AFP) May 6, 2024

Ecuador said Sunday that electricity rationing in place since mid-April due to a crippling drought is to be suspended, thanks to rains returning and neighbor Colombia resuming energy exports. Ninety-two percent of the country's electricity comes from hydroelectric plants. Starting Monday, after heavy rains over the weekend, there would be no more cuts, at least temporarily, Energy Minis