Power failure in Venezuela: the country is again out of power

No major new breakdown left Venezuela without electricity.

The majority of the country amaneció this Wednesday without offer, a situation that also affects the capital, Caracas, almost entirely without light.

This new electricity crisis in the country began Monday afternoon, while a large part of the country was without electricity.

On March 7, the Venezuelans experienced a similar situation that lasted almost a week and after which they had not finished getting back to normal.

As at the time, the Nicolás Maduro government blamed what happened to a "sabotage" perpetrated by "terrorists", although industry and opposition experts claim that the persistent failures of Corpoelec, the public electricity company, are the result of years of lack of maintenance and "corruption" officials.

In the March 7 breakdown, Nicolás Maduro directly accused the United States of taking action against Venezuela.

Attack

The Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced Wednesday the arrest of 6 people accused of carrying out an attack against the Guri hydroelectric plant, the infrastructure providing the bulk of electricity of the country, while Vice President Jorge Rodríguez has released images of the consequences of his alleged gesture.

The government decreed Tuesday the suspension of public services and school activities, a measure that was extended to Wednesday.

Since the beginning of the current episode, the service in Caracas has been partially restored, but it only lasted a few hours and was never enough to guarantee a stable supply to the entire city.

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Yesterday, at midnight, a large part of the capital was illuminated again, but around 5 am it was completely dark again.

The metro has been closed since Monday and the traffic lights and public lighting remain off, despite the fact that lampposts lit in broad daylight are a common phenomenon in the Venezuelan capital.

The complaints come from elsewhere in the country that the situation is even worse.

In Maracaibo, one of the main cities of the country, which suffers daily from a lack of daily electricity, the fear of a repeat of the wave of looting and violence that took place during the previous power outage is amplified.

According to Netblocks, a platform dedicated to observing global connectivity, 91% of Venezuela is unhedged because of the power outage and the partial recovery recorded over the last few hours has reversed. after the last recurrence.