Blackout: eight keys to understand the longest blackout in the history of Venezuela

CARACAS.- The
Blackout started last Thursday. Since then, most of the territory of

Venezuela,

you spend the day in the dark, with a few exceptions, which further aggravates the
crisis that the country is facing due to the lack of banks, agencies,
supply of water and hygiene.

Given this panorama, the
government of

Nicolás Maduro

announced the suspension of all work and teaching activities for the third day. However, the Vice President for Communication, Culture and Tourism, Jorge Rodriguez, explained yesterday that there is "very little" to achieve the stabilization and restoration of the electrical system. Since the opposition does not believe the same thing.

What happened to

Venezuela

for that it is without light?

For Chavismo, there was a "sabotage" in the largest hydroelectric plant in the country, the Guri, responsible for supplying electricity to 70% of Venezuelan territory and located in the state of Bolívar.

For the experts, it was a fire "in the corridor" of the main transmission line of Guri's electrical service, the "765 kilovolts", published by the newspaper.
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Since 2009, the service has experienced serious drawbacks, but the last five years have been the worst.

Maduro does not hesitate to appoint Donald Trump. For the Bolivarian, the United States is at the origin of the failure. Lead the "boycott". However, the opposition, led by the president in charge

Juan Guaidó,

He understands that what happened is nothing more than a logical consequence of the government's corruption and mismanagement, that he misused the resources and n & # 39; 39; has not invested the promised money.

The Venezuelan Association of Electrical Engineering, Mechanics and Related Careers coincides with the opposition and speaks of lack of maintenance, neglect and capacity.

The country is paralyzed. The Venezuelans stay at home because Maduro has announced the suspension of work and educational activities. Yes, they go out into the street to protest and to get food, because without electricity, there is no place to refrigerate food or water for cooking or bathing, which complicates the routine much more. daily.

• The state of the oil industry

PDVSA did not report any difficulties in meeting with its international customers for the power outage and stated that it would continue to provide fuel to the service stations.

"The oil producing country has 16,000 megawatts of thermoelectric power plants, but only 2,500 are available," the paper said, adding that because of this situation, the ruling party was forced to to apply rationing.

• The reaction of the opposition

The National Assembly authorized Guaidó to order a "state of alert" to deal with the emergency. The president in charge also said that he had contacted Japanese, Brazilian and German companies with the necessary tools to help restore the service.

The first weekend has lost some $ 400 million, but experts at this stage of the crisis understand that it is not yet possible to make higher estimates.

DPA agency and newspaper
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