The president EcuadorDaniel Noboa declared this Friday a new state of emergency for 60 days due to the energy crisis facing the country and to guarantee the continuity of electricity supply throughout the country.

The President too organized military and police mobility at the national level guarantee the security of electricity sector facilities to “prevent sabotage, terrorist attacks or other threats” that could affect their operations, according to a decree published online by the country’s president.

“Declare a state of emergency due to serious internal unrest and public distressthroughout the country, caused by an emergency in the electricity sector, in order to guarantee the continuity of public electricity services,” adds the decree signed by Noboa.

A new state of emergency is declared within a few hours of Ecuadorians will go to the polls on Sunday rule on Noboa’s proposed security referendum.

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Drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon affected the production of hydroelectric damswhich are the main source of electricity in Ecuador, leading to widespread planned blackouts and blackouts lasting up to eight hours.

Government declared a power emergency this week and reported Department of Energy officials to the country’s prosecutors for concealing information about power supply problems.

Power outages across the country will continue this Saturday, the Department of Energy said in a statement. The government guarantees normal service on Sunday.

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In early January, Noboa declared a state of emergency in Ecuador for 90 days. allow the military to patrol joint efforts with police amid rising violence that the government attributes to fighting between drug gangs.

(according to information from Reuters)