Ecuador introduces a state of emergency due to an energy crisis caused by drought that has greatly shot the production of hydroelectricity. President Daniel Noboa issues a decree on a state of emergency due to the crisis in electricity. The drought has significantly inflamed water reserves at hydroelectric power plants, which are the main source of energy in the country.
On Tuesday, the government announced the restriction of electricity consumption and began to import electricity from Colombia. However, Columbia soon stopped exporting electricity to Ecuador because of its own problems with drought.
