Nicaragua: Energy Crisis Rears its Ugly Head

MANAGUA

Some offices in Managua, faced with morning blackouts that make production impossible, changed their nine-to-five work schedules to 2-8 p.m.

In cities such as Granada, meanwhile, the blackouts have been scheduled from midnight until 6 a.m., making for fitful and sweaty sleeping conditions in a hot tropical climate without a fan or air-conditioning.