Margariteños suffer power outages of up to 12 hours
Margariteños are desperate due to power outages of up to 12 hours, this product explosion of the Punta de Mata gas plant in the state of Monagas, earlier this week.
The explosion cut off the flow of gas to the Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi and Juan Bautista Arismendi thermoelectric plants, leaving the electricity supply only to the underwater cable that manages 35% of the energy consumed in the Pearl of the Caribbean.
It is not the first time that an interruption in the gas pipeline leaves the island region in darkness, and this has already happened on two occasions. Unfortunately, the corrective measures were not taken, forcing prolonged power outages that affect the quality of life of all Neo-Spartans.
One of the situations that most generates discontent in the population is misinformation. Since the blackouts began, Corpoelec has not issued any type of statement, not even explaining the cause of the outages. Nor presenting a schedule that allows people to organize.
After four days of blackouts, the silence on the part of Corpoelec or any official spokesperson is absolute.
On the other hand, business leaders have given more information about the contingency that generates outages of up to 12 hours in all municipalities of Nueva Esparta.
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Corpoelec’s silence generates uncertainty in the people of Margarita
The president of Fede Cámaras Nueva EspartaJesús Irausquín warned of the serious electrical situation he is experiencing and regretted the lack of timely and truthful information from Corpoelec. He assured that this has generated uncertainty and concern in the business sector and the population in general.
“The situation is critical. The constant electricity cuts, scheduled in blocks of eight hours, are severely affecting commercial activity, the educational sector and homes,” he said.
The union member highlighted that this problem is not new, and that Fedecámaras has been warning about the need to seek long-term solutions to guarantee the energy autonomy of the island region.
The electrical situation has forced businesses to take measures in their schedules. For example, shopping centers brought forward their closing times and postponed the switching on of Christmas lights.
Furthermore, telecommunications are poor and in some cases completely non-existent. Which prevents commercial, school and also recreational activities.
Businesses that have power plants have also had difficulties supplying diesel, and some are not made to operate for so many hours.
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