Government says stronger reserves and private generation will protect households during the coming dry season.
Noboa rejects new power barges and puts major industries on notice
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Volume 10, Issue 39
August 2, 2026
Inside the Progen scheme that turned Ecuador’s power crisis into a $110 million scandal
Sworn testimony and court records describe false credentials, repainted machinery, pressured technicians and diverted public money.
Guayaquil heat waves have quadrupled as warming intensifies El Niño threats
Ecuadorian climatologist warns that hotter air magnifies droughts, rainfall and deadly heat across vulnerable regions.
Vega leaves Noboa cabinet to pursue Cuenca mayoralty
Former finance and agriculture minister carries national economic credentials into ADN’s municipal campaign.
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Rice exporters battle to regain Colombian market after U.S. surge
Reopened border trade gives producers a chance to rebuild sales after months of tariffs and falling prices.
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Ecuador’s first LGBTIQ+ survey exposes discrimination beginning inside the family
Landmark national study finds exclusion follows many people into schools, healthcare facilities and workplaces.
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Correa disclosure reopens questions over failed 2021 Assembly deal
Former rivals revisit a failed legislative deal as parties prepare for another electoral test.
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Colombia’s power pressures threaten Ecuador’s dry-season backup plan
Colombia’s tightening power balance clouds Ecuador’s plan to cover a possible 1,300-megawatt shortfall.
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Chevron moves to enforce $216 million arbitration award against Ecuador in US court
Oil companies begin formal notification process as Ecuador faces a 60-day deadline to answer the claim.
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