Venezuela strengthens saving measures to prevent electrical breakdown

Between October and November the Guri dam level dropped 1.45 meters

It was after the second major blackout in Venezuela, back on September 3 this year, that the government hinted a power saving plan.

Earlier, in May, seven high-tension towers of the network providing electricity to substation Santa Teresa and supplying power to Caracas and nearby areas collapsed. The incident was the result of “for heavy winds,” officials said. Also, in August, a large blackout hit at least 10 states.

During such significant power disruptions, there was a “huge power demand on the Guri dam,” due to increased electricity demand and a power generation deficit at 2 to 3 percent that still persists, despite efforts to raise contributions to the system, noted at that time the then president of the National Electricity Corporation (Corpoelec), Hip