Currently, Ecuador offers limited policy support for household energy storage. There is a lack of subsidies, tax incentives, or loan programs that could stimulate market interest. . Energy policy in Ecuador is driven by its need for energy security as a developing country as well as its conservation efforts. [1] Despite past and ongoing attempts to take charge in energy sustainability (as with the now defunct Yasuni-ITT initiative), oil production and exportation still. . The Energy Ministry announced plans to add 541 MW in thermal generation in 2025 including the rental of three barges (300 MW), Salitral project (100 MW), Quevedo project (50 MW), and Esmeralda's project (91 MW). CELEC plans to reissue a 260MW power rental tender in 2025 as well. Ecuador's energy production increased by a compounded growth rate of 0. This aspect has not been thoroughly examined in hydrothermal systems, which primarily focus on potential energy obtained from dams. In 2018, the national government decided to merge the Ministries of Hydrocarbons, Mining and Electricity into a single Ministry of Energy and Mines in search of economic austerity measures; the Vice-Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, which is the delegated entity of the. .