IJ LatAm Podcast – Pablo Cevallos, Ecuador

03/13/25 • 18 min

Having spent the first half of this week in Miami at IJ LatAm 2025, it was too good an opportunity not to record a couple of podcasts with government delegates.

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down with Pablo Cevallos – Ecuador’s secretary for public-private partnerships – to hear about plans to drive investments into infrastructure and energy.

Pablo speaks openly about the government's intentions to drive a pipeline of investments with support from international developers and the lending community for a range of ambitious plans.

Tune in to this latest episode to hear about everything from hydropower through to transport, hydrogen, geothermal and recently announced aspirations to champion nuclear energy.

Having spent the first half of this week in Miami at IJ LatAm 2025, it was too good an opportunity not to record a couple of podcasts with government delegates.

Pablo speaks openly about the government's intentions to drive a pipeline of investments with support from international developers and the lending community for a range of ambitious plans.

Tune in to this latest episode to hear about everything from hydropower through to transport, hydrogen, geothermal and recently announced aspirations to champion nuclear energy.

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