CELEC EP, being a Public Company and due to its scope of action, is defined as a strategic public service.

Its purpose is the provision of electrical service and it must respond to the principles of obligation, generality, uniformity, responsibility, universality, accessibility, regularity, continuity and quality.

The main activities of the Strategic Public Company Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador CELEC EP are the following:

1. The generation, transmission, distribution, commercialization, import and export of electrical energy; for which it is empowered to carry out all related activities, which among others includes:

to. The planning, design, installation, operation and maintenance of systems not incorporated into the National Interconnected System, in areas that cannot be accessed or are not convenient to do so through conventional networks.

• b. Buy, sell, exchange and market energy with distribution companies, other generation companies, large consumers, exporters and importers.
• c. Buy, sell and market energy with end users in the areas that, in accordance with the Law that regulates the electricity sector, are assigned to carry out the activity of distribution and marketing of electricity.
• d. Represent natural or legal persons, manufacturers, producers, distributors, brands, patents, utility models, equipment and machinery in lines or activities that are the same, related or similar to those provided for in its corporate purpose.

and. Promote, invest and create affiliated companies, subsidiaries, consortiums, strategic alliances and new ventures for the realization of its objective.

2. Associate with natural or legal persons, national or foreign, public, mixed or private, to carry out projects related to its corporate purpose in general.

3. Participate in associations, institutes or international groups dedicated to the development and scientific and technological research, in the field of construction, design and operation of electrical engineering works.

4. , or scientific or technological research and development of processes and systems and commercialize them.