Recently, the Colombian head of state referred to the need to help Ecuador.

“He should be the first,” said Noboa, adding that currently Colombia, which is also facing drought, is not selling energy, which, in his opinion, it is due to an ideological issue.

The Ecuadorian leader explained in an interview on Sunday night on national television the actions of his administration to end the blackouts, which he estimated should be resolved by December. “With the measures we have taken, with what we have bought, we will completely solve the energy problems by 2025 and 2026,” he said.

Ecuador is currently facing 14 hours of power outages a day due to a generation deficit caused by the drought, as well as a lack of maintenance at power plants, the president admitted.

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