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'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 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.

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, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to raging forest fires made worse by a severe drought, risk management officials said on Monday.

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 also has experienced blackouts as the drought strains the country’s energy capacity. Meanwhile, shipments of grain in Argentina and Brazil have slowed down as river levels drop.

Drought has led to rotating water rationing in Bogota, Colombia's capital of almost 10 million people, while Ecuador's energy grid has been pushed to the brink, prompting power cuts to conserve ...

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 President has announced that the government will stop rationing electricity services just before the holidays, with normal service resuming on Dec. 20.

Ecuador's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to raging forest fires made worse by severe drought conditions, the country's risk management secretariat announced in a statement Monday.

Ecuador's worst drought in over 60 years has plunged the hydropower-dependent country into an energy crisis as diminished reservoirs leave hydroelectric dams offline.