Andrea Arrobo, who was appointed energy minister in the administration of Daniel Nobo Azín, asked the energy authorities of the outgoing government of Guillermo Lasso to refrain from hiring new workers during this transition period.

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It is not clear what the future minister means. However, in the last few days, it was mentioned in the media that Public-Private Partnership Secretary Roberto Salas commented that they expect to sign at least five of the 16 projects in various fields.

On that topic, Darío Dávalos, an energy analyst, commented that the future minister’s statement shows that she does not trust any of the officials currently in the sector.

In any case, he says, the Ministry of Finance already said then that it would not finance, but only what was urgent.

The inauguration of Daniel Nobo Azín will be on November 23.

For Dávalos, it is true that this request is submitted less than six days after the change of command. Furthermore, he believes that this statement agrees with what the new president said, that we should avoid talking about topics “between the clock and midnight”.

Meanwhile, the minister also commented that work is currently being done to resolve the crisis and strengthen the energy, mining and hydrocarbon sectors. We are forming an honest, professional and honest team that is up to the challenge, he said.