Colombia is restarting electricity exports to Ecuador starting August 5, sending 8.6 gigawatt-hours daily—enough to cover over 8% of Ecuador’s power needs—to help stabilize their grid. Colombia carefully managed its own energy security amid El Niño threats to hydropower and set up flexible trading contracts to keep prices stable. This move follows a tense trade spat earlier this year, when Ecuador imposed tariffs on Colombian goods and Colombia retaliated by suspending power sales and imposing its own tariffs. Despite the feud, Colombia actually had a major trade surplus with Ecuador last year, exporting electricity, medicine, and vehicles while importing fish and wood. The crisis nearly pushed Colombia to exit the Andean Community, but the bloc ordered both nations to lift trade restrictions in May, clearing the way for this energy reconnection.
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