“Blackout in progress”: Venezuelans complain of power fluctuations and cuts

Aragua, Miranda, Portuguesa, Zulia, La Guaira, Sucre, Lara and Guárico were some of the troubled states in the electric service this Thursday. In Caracas, areas such as El Marqués, Catia and Maripérez also suffered power outages or a blackout in progress.

On X (formerly Twitter), Citizens complained that since the blackout a week ago the service has been intermittent. Some people called the incident a “blackout in progress.”

Blackout and power fluctuations in Venezuela

Following the July 28 elections, massive power outages appear to have returned. On August 28, areas of Venezuela were left in the dark or experienced power fluctuations. That day, the minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, He denounced opposition sabotage against the country’s freight system.

Venezuela was without electricity for 12 hours on August 30, and the rhetoric of the Chavista administration attributed the incident to a terrorist attack.

On Wednesday night, Hair He revealed that there are 11 people arrested in connection with the national blackout on August 30, which he insisted on attributing to a “terrorist attack” by “fascists.”