Tag: energy crisis

• Monday, October 28th 2024 - 21:21 UTC

  Noboa hopes Colombia will help Ecuador through the energy crisis

  

  Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa asked neighboring Colombia for help getting through the electricity crisis with power cuts dating back to Sept. 23 affecting households up to 14 hours a day, it was reported Sunday. The head of state admitted his popularity was waning ahead of the Feb. 9, 2025, elections.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 00:20 UTC

  UN chief Guterres accuses oil and gas companies of making “immoral profits”

  

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused oil and gas companies of making “excessive” profits from the energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, calling it “immoral.” Guterres, releasing a UN report on the consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, urged governments to tax the companies' earnings.