The Ministry of Environment and Energy presented its 2025 accountability report on April 9, outlining key figures and achievements across five strategic sectors.
The report highlights the importance of transparency in managing the country’s environmental and energy resources. The event provided a summary of budget execution, hydrocarbon production, electricity management, mining indicators, environmental data, and water resource administration.
Minister Inés Manzano led the presentation by sharing main management figures for the ministry. She was joined by vice ministers Eduardo Racines (Hydrocarbons), Javier Medina (Electricity and Renewable Energy), Alicia Jaramillo (Environment and Coastal Marine), Guillermo Flores (Mines), and Freddy Muñoz (Water), who detailed milestones in their respective areas. The ministry reported an institutional budget execution rate of 86.25% for 2025.
In hydrocarbons, annual production reached approximately 160 million barrels equivalent of oil. Negotiations for blocks 14 and 17 were completed with a committed investment of USD 86 million. In electricity, Toachi Pilatón added 205.4 megawatts to the system; thermal plants recovered another 250 megawatts; while private generators contributed an additional backup capacity of 482 megawatts through qualified groups.
Mining exports totaled USD 4.163 billion—representing over eleven percent of national exports—with projected export income reaching USD 10.15 billion by the year 2036. Environmental management included issuing more than five thousand permits and distributing seven million dollars in economic incentives through Socio Bosque to benefit over one hundred sixty-three thousand people nationwide. International cooperation managed more than USD one hundred thirty million for environmental projects.
In water resource management, authorities issued over four thousand authorizations for use or exploitation, established forty-one protected water areas benefiting twenty-seven thousand people, and approved technical viability for more than one hundred potable water or sanitation projects.
According to officials at the event, these results reflect a commitment to developing Ecuador’s energy and environmental resources efficiently “with the goal of consolidating substantial benefits for Ecuadorians.” More information about the process is available on the official website.
