As Costa Rica grapples with the worst drought in five decades, the government announced an electricity rationing plan for citizens due to a severe lack of rainfall affecting hydroelectric plants.
Hydroelectric plants are responsible for supplying 70% of the Central American country's electricity, and the state-run electricity company, ICE, has partially blamed the drought problem on El Niño. The present situation has forced the Costa Rican government to announce the electricity rationing plan.
