Ecuador's government was to begin imposing nationwide nighttime blackouts Monday evening in a bid to conserve energy. The move has been forced by widespread drought conditions depriving Ecuador of ...

Ecuador’s Government cut electricity in half of the country’s provinces on Sunday (22 September) after a drought affected hydroelectricity generation. In addition to the Sunday blackout from ...

Ecuador will implement nationwide nighttime blackouts and teleworking in the public sector as the worst drought in decades threatens the country’s hydroelectric plants, the government announced ...

Ecuador's main cities began to ration electricity on Tuesday as a drought is depleting reservoirs and limiting output at hydroelectric plants that produce a majority of the country's power.

Ecuador is facing the worst drought of the last 61 years, which has caused a lower availability of water, affecting river flows and the reservoirs of hydroelectric power plants.

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at ...

Colombia and Ecuador see droughts and power cuts due to El Niño A drought has upended life in several South American cities, leading to water rationing and power cuts as well as forest fires.

The drought, which the government attributes to the El Nino weather pattern, has affected the eastern and southern regions where 90% of Ecuador's hydro-electric plants operate.

A raging wildfire filled Ecuador's capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes on Tuesday as authorities rushed to control the blaze at a time when a historic drought has stretched resources ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at ...

Ecuador has started to ration electricity in its main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants.