Colombia nears resumption of electricity sales to Ecuador

Bogota (AFP) April 29, 2024

Colombia said Monday it was close to resuming electricity sales to neighbor Ecuador after being forced to halt exports as its hydropower plants reach near-critical levels due to a biting regional drought. After "technical reviews, we are on the point of resuming sales of energy to Ecuador and help resolve its rationing problems," President Gustavo Petro, whose own country is going through pr