The Maduro government’s version of the electrical failures
The Minister of Electric Energy of Venezuela, Jorge Márquez, denounced this Wednesday a new “terrorist attack” against the electrical systemminutes after the service presented electrical failures in several regions, which left a quarter of the country in the dark.
«I want to denounce again a terrorist attack on the national electrical system, this time on the transmission system of our country. “These terrorists only think about harming our country, while our people are working to move forward,” the minister said in a phone call to the state channel VTV.
Without showing evidence or pointing out anyone in particular, He insisted that this is sabotage perpetrated by “terrorists who live looking for ways” to harm workers, the elderly, the sick and children.
It affected 25% of the country, according to the Maduro government
“They seek to do harm by attacking the national electrical system to generate anxiety and unrest,” he reiterated.
He assured that the workers of the state Electric Corporation (Corpoelec) are working to restore service throughout the country, because -he said- “This attack affected approximately 25%” of the territorywithout explaining which states lost the service.
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Minister for Electrical Energy, Jorge Márquez, denounced a new attack on the National Electrical System, by a certain group adverse to the Bolivarian Revolution, to generate chaos in the country. Likewise, he announced that… pic.twitter.com/CKUL7ykCge— Report Now (@ReporteYa) October 16, 2024
Electrical failures in Venezuela
“We had a pretty strong impact, it could be felt throughout the country,” he indicated.
Efe confirmed at least five fluctuations in the east of Caracaswhile Internet users reported similar situations in western states such as Lara, Falcón, Trujillo and Zulia (border with Colombia).
On August 30, Venezuela experienced the longest blackout since March 2019 – when the oil nation spent several days in the dark – after suffering an electrical failure that cut power in Caracas and in the 23 states of the country for which the government He blamed, as usual, the majority opposition.
The government, which assures that the military permanently monitors the electrical installations, accuses anti-Chavismo for the frequent electrical failures in the country, while the opposition assures that it’s about disinvestment and corruption in this sector controlled exclusively by the State.
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