Mérida does not escape the lack of gas throughout the country

After learning of the damage caused to the network of gas pipelines and high-pressure pipes at the Muscar Plant of Petróleos de Venezuela, in Punta de Mata, Monagas state, with the explosion that occurred on November 11, affecting the production, distribution and marketing of domestic gas throughout the country, according to El Pitazo, possibly “until the month of February 2025”, the regional executive of the state of Mérida together with the Hydrocarbons General Staff, They activated the Cacique Toquisay Contingency Plan.

The plan contemplates the evaluation of gas distribution routes in the public and private sectors, as well as the routes with lower inventory availability with the review of stationary tanks and establishes the health sector as a priority. Likewise, the “Institutional and Commercial Diet” plan is established that hopes to reduce consumption in both sectors.

Other actions planned in the Toquisay Contingency Plan, establishes restricting freight forwarders, only allowing the transportation of cylinders to authorized companies. The transfer of cylinders between municipalities will also not be permitted and a special security plan will be in place for the filling centers and the vehicles that transport the cylinders.

Likewise, the governor of Mérida said that he will request the assignment of a higher supply quota to meet the needs of the merideños.

The gas crisis

It has been more than a week since explosion at PDVSA’s Muscar Gas Complex, in Monagas state. While the national government blames the opposition for an alleged terrorist attack at the plant, Venezuelans are concerned about the possible effects that the lack of operation may have on the large complex, which generates more than 80% of the gas used in the country’s internal consumption. As the days go by, Some states are already showing signs of shortage of domestic and vehicle gas, while the electricity crisis wreaks havoc in entities such as Nueva Esparta, Sucre and Anzoátegui.