Ecuador grappling with energy crisis

The need for energy rationing is the result of a combination of lack of rain in the Amazon Basin that powers the country’s main hydroelectric plants, and an unusually high energy demand. — Reuters

BEIJING: The government of Ecuador, which is navigating a nationwide energy crisis with rolling blackouts scheduled to last until late next month, is taking drastic steps including daytime power outages to make do with the limited supply of electricity in the Andean country.

The need for energy rationing is the result of a combination of lack of rain in the Amazon Basin that powers the country’s main hydroelectric plants, and an unusually high energy demand.