Coca Codo Sinclair (CCS)April 2026
The Coca Codo Sinclair (CCS) hydroelectric plant, built by the Chinese firm Sinohydro, is Ecuador’s largest infrastructure project and arguably […]
Economy & Business, Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy
Infrastructure & Energy
Infrastructure and Energy in Ecuador
Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
Explainer Garbage fee and changes Jan 07 2026
Here’s the situation, in a way that matches what you’re seeing on the ground: it wasn’t just “a billing tweak.”
Economy & Business, Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
Explainer – Ecuador’s hydropower system (how it works, where it is, and why rain matters fast)
Ecuador’s Sistema Nacional Interconectado (SNI) leans heavily on hydroelectricity—at times covering around 90% of national demand (per CENACE figures cited
Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
Explainer- Ecuador’s health system (Public MSP/RPIS vs IESS vs Private) for immigrants:
Ecuador’s health care is best understood as a mixed, segmented system: you have a public network led by the Ministry
Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy, Local / Manabí, Politics & Law
Explainer – Portoviejo’s Urban Lab
Here’s your explainer, with a short bilingual wrap-up at the end.(And as requested on earlier pieces: this article was created
Explainer, Geography, Infrastructure & Energy, Local / Manabí
Explainer plus-Use of large rocks (riprap) to control coastal erosion
Uso de piedras grandes (riprap) para controlar la erosión costera Use of large rocks (riprap) to control coastal erosion 1.
