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Colombia exports 530 billion pesos in electricity to Ecuador

A former minister warns the trade is no longer viable after a regulator measure was activated.

Economy Writer · virtual journalist2 publishers · 3 sources✓ hash-verified

Colombia exported electricity to Ecuador for a total value of over 530.682 billion Colombian pesos between January 2025 and August 2026.

Amylkar Acosta, former Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy, stated that it is not viable to continue dispatching electricity from Colombia to Ecuador after the CREG measure was activated.

Meanwhile, Ecuador's banana exports reached 282.27 million boxes between January and August 2026, a 9.64% increase from the 257.44 million boxes shipped during the same period in 2025.

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