Blackout over 70% of Venezuela!

Although Venezuela controls the world’s largest known oil reserves, they can’t seem to get their own energy infrastructure to run efficiently. Half-way through September 3rd, nearly 70% of the country lost power! In most parts of the world, this would be an anomaly. But in Venezuela, it simply adds to the laundry list of recent energy embarrassments. The government has already passed mandatory electricity rations and levies on energy guzzlers. What more can they do?

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The cause of the blackout was an apparent malfunction in the energy grid near Bajo Caroni, which generates roughly two-thirds of the country’s electricity. 14 of Venezuela’s 23 states experienced power outages, including the capital, Caracas. There was bumper-to-bumper traffic in the blackened streets. Subways stalled. Trains had to be evacuated.

To put it bluntly: for half of the day, Venezuela was emerged in absolute chaos! Even the country’s Energy Ministry lost power! (Cruel irony, or just cruel?)

As of this moment, a few states are still shrouded in darkness. This spells disaster for hospitals and other utilities.

Should the blackout just be chalked up to some “malfunction?”  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro isn’t so sure. He took to Twitter, saying: “It’s evident that behind [the blackout] is the hand of those that want to weaken our country.”

Henrique Capriles, a respected lawyer and politician who lost to Maduro in Venezuela’s elections earlier this year, responded: "The blackout today demonstrates one more time the terrible incapacity of this government.”

Worst of all, this isn’t even the first time Venezuela has experienced a blackout this big! Back in 2010, a drought devastated the country’s electricity production, hitting their hydroelectric facilities particularly hard. As a result, close to 70% of homes lost power.

As they say: fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

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