- Some areas without electricity in the Capital District and Miranda are the following: El Márquez, Macaracuay, El Junquito, El Llanito and El Paraíso
On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 16, electrical failures were recorded in Caracas and several states in the country.
According to reports on social networks, in some areas up to five electricity outages were reported, while in others citizens were left without service entirely.
Some sectors without electricity in the Capital District and Miranda are the following: El Márquez, Macaracuay, El Junquito, El Llanito, El Paraíso, San Martín, Guatire, San Antonio de los Altos, Los Teques.
In other entities of the country they also reported blackouts and electrical fluctuations. Residents of Carabobo, Aragua, Monagas, La Guaira, Mérida, Anzoátegui and Lara reported that they are without service.
Furthermore, due to the constant fluctuations in the electrical service, the Caracas Metro system is not providing commercial service, according to a report by journalist Román Camacho. However. The company has not officially issued this information.
#Caracas Due to fluctuations in the electrical supply, the Caracas Metro system is temporarily not providing service 3:45pm pic.twitter.com/NmnAce5X1x
— Roman Camacho (@RCamachoVzla) October 16, 2024
National blackout less than two months ago
The early morning of Friday, August 30 a national blackout was recorded. Reports indicated that the power outage began at 4:40 am.
Among the entities that indicated that they did not have electrical service were: Miranda, Táchira, Carabobo, La Guaira, Aragua, Zulia, Lara, Bolívar, Carabobo, Anzoátegui, Monagas, Mérida, Guárico, Barinas, Yaracuy, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Cojedes, Portuguesa, Falcón, Trujillo and Apure.
Around 2:00 pm, social media users reported that the service was partially restored in some sectors of Greater Caracas. In the interior of the country, service also began to be restored after 3:00 pm in some entities such as Aragua, Nueva Esparta, La Guaira, Mérida, Sucre, Zulia.
Despite the restoration of service in several states, in others, especially in the west, more than 20 hours passed before the power could completely return, according to user reports on social networks.
The Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy Ñáñez, reported through his Telegram account that the blackout was due to a “new electrical sabotage.”
Intensified energy crisis
A report presented in January 2024 by the Hum Venezuela platform, which studies the impact of the Complex Humanitarian Emergency in the country, revealed that the electricity crisis in Venezuela experienced an escalation in 2023, with a constant daily fluctuation of energy in all states. of the country
The organization determined that the population suffering from intermittent and prolonged failures “increased alarmingly”, going from 25.9% to 61.9% between 2022 and 2023. This phenomenon was attributed to the 80% drop in electricity generation capacities. , “a result of the fragility of the equipment and the lack of trained personnel.”
“Blackouts” increased by 155.9%, going from 147.5 thousand to more than 230 thousand between 2022 and 2023, occurring more frequently in the states of Mérida, Táchira, Falcón, Miranda, Zulia and Anzoátegui, and affecting between 70 % and 90% of their populations.
The report showed that 67.4% of households included battery-powered lamps or flashlights in their needs, due to failures in the electrical system.
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