Ecuador energy report

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Ministry of Energy and Natural Non-Renewable Resources (MERNNR) is in charge of the country's energy policy. It was created following the 2018 merger of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewables, the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and the Ministry of Mining.

• Energy Companies

  Gas:

  Petroecuador took control of the Amistad gas field in 2010 after the refusal of Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) to change its production-sharing contract to a new service agreement.

• Energy Supply

  Oil:

  Oil production has been decreasing slowly since 2014 (26 Mt in 2018), as Ecuador followed the OPEC production-cut programmes. It increased by 3%/year between 2009 and 2014, following the inauguration of the Panacocha field, and reached an all-time high of 28 Mt.

• Energy Prices

  Electricity:

  The prices of electricity are US$8.1c/kWh, both for industry and the residential sector (2019). Prices are rather stable and very low compared to Colombia (50% lower for both households and industry) and Peru (45% lower for households and 20% for industry).

  Graph: ELECTRICITY PRICES FOR INDUSTRY AND HOUSEHOLDS (US$c/kWh)

• Energy Consumption

  Per capita energy consumption is around 0.86 toe, a level 33% below the South American average (2018). Per capita electricity consumption is approximately 1 500 kWh.

  Energy consumption increased rapidly between 2005 and 2015 (3.7%/year), reaching 15 Mtoe in 2015. It decreased in 2016 and has been stable since then (14.5 Mtoe in 2018), as a result of low economic growth.

• Issues & Prospects

  Electricity:

  The country faces supply difficulties. Consequently, it aims to increase its capacity and develop the interconnections with its neighbours.

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY COMPANIES
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Ecuador energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy Emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2018, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2018, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (US$/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (US$c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 8: Total consumption market share by energy (2018, %)
• GRAPH 9: Final consumption market share by sector (2018, %)

In the Ecuador energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.

The Ecuador energy market data since 1990 and up to 2018 is included in the Excel file accompanying the Ecuador country report.
It showcases the historical evolution, allowing users to easily work with the data.

Key Data included in the excelsheet:

• Economic indicators: Annual historical economic indicators, energy security, energy efficiency and CO₂ emissions.
• Supply indicators: Annual historical reserves, capacity, production and external trade (imports(+) exports(-) balance).
• Demand indicators: Annual historical consumption per capita, consumption trends, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector) and electricity consumption total and per sector.
• Energy Balance: total and per energy.
• Ecuador Energy Prices: In addition to the analysis provided on the report we also provided a data set which includes historical details on the Ecuador energy prices for the follow items: price of premium gasoline (taxes incl.), price of diesel (taxes incl.), price of electricity in industry (taxes incl.), price of electricity for households (taxes incl.), price of natural gas in industry (taxes incl.), prices of natural gas for households (taxes incl.), spot price of Brent and CO₂ emissions (from fuel combustion).