by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
Bogotá says it can restore electricity sales, but Quito must decide whether to reopen the door. Colombia says it is prepared to resume electricity exports to Ecuador, offering a potential buffer as Ecuador’s power system shows fresh signs of stress from lower...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
Electoral council says weather risk, not politics, drove the decision to move voting day forward. Diana Atamaint, president of Ecuador’s National Electoral Council, is defending the controversial decision to move up the voting date for the country’s next local...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
Ministers describe dialogue differently as tariffs, border controls and energy measures deepen the standoff. After two months of escalating trade retaliation, Ecuador and Colombia are still publicly at odds over both the substance and direction of talks meant to ease...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
Government says seasonal pressures are being managed even as key plants generate below expectations. Ecuador’s power system is facing renewed strain as falling water levels at the Mazar reservoir and reduced output from the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 23, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 20
Government argues provisional deal can be improved in August as critics question its long-term balance. President Daniel Noboa said Ecuador’s recently signed reciprocal trade agreement with the United States is not a final document and will be revisited in August,...
