Ecuador big plans to tap into water for electricity

Ecuador taps into water
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy explains ambitious plan to develop hydro resources

petroleum-economist.com reported Dr Esteban Albornoz Vintimilla is an ambitious man. Despite ensuring that 98% of Ecuadorians have electricity access, the minister is steering a long-term programme-financed by a dedicated fund-to bring electricity to rural areas where are not interconnected and have no service.

“In the Amazon area, demand for electricity is very dispersed. We are bringing transmission grids and electricity grids to that area, but it’s a big challenge-though we’ve had a very good experience using individual solutions with solar PV panels,” he explains.

State oil company Petroamazonas has a project to optimise power generation that includes the development of tools for electrical implementation in areas of eastern Ecuador where there is no service. “They have a very efficient programme bringing solutions using associated gas in this area,” says Albornoz. Read Article

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