- Internet connectivity in the country fell to 27% of the normal value
Social media users reported a power outage that occurred during the early hours of Friday, August 30, in Caracas and several states of the country.
Reports indicate the power outage began at 4:40 a.m. Friday.
The areas in Caracas that are without electricity are:
Below are the entities where they report no electric service:
The capital of the state of Veracruz, in the state of Veracruz, is the capital of the autonomous community of Veracruz, and is the seat of the Guadeloupe department.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Ve sin Filtro warned that the blackout caused a drop in Internet connectivity to 27% of the normal value in all states of Venezuela.
The NGO reported that the Internet connectivity rate in Venezuela has fallen to 15.67% of the normal value, after more than 5 hours of national blackout on Friday.
Temporary restoration of electrical service
At around 9:30 am, social media users reported that the service was restored in some sectors of Caracas.
Among the sectors where they reported the restoration of service in Caracas are: Las Mercedes, Sebucán, Macaracuay, Los Dos Caminos, El Marqués, La California Norte, El Paraíso.
Users also indicated that, although the electrical service was restored, the same did not happen with the signal.
Minutes later, in areas such as La California Norte, El Paraíso, and Catia, they reported that even though the power came back on, the service failed again.
Blackout due to electrical sabotage
The Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy Ñáñez, reported through his Telegram account that the country suffered a “new electrical sabotage” that affected several states in the country and Greater Caracas.
“There was an electrical sabotage in Venezuela that affected almost the entire national territory. All 24 states have reported a total or partial loss of electricity supply.”
So far, no one has named those responsible for the incident. He said that the electrical cabinet team is working on restoring the service completely.
The Minister of the Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, warned that there will be “justice” for the “new electrical attack.”
After six hours without electricity, Nicolás Maduro called for “calm.”
“As always, I am with the people and I am at the forefront of the situation, facing this criminal attack against the national electrical system. I have said it and I repeat it: Calm and sanity, nerves of steel!” he said in a message on Telegram.
Surface transport plan due to the blackout
The Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy Ñáñez, announced that they activated a special surface transport plan.
“In Caracas and Miranda state, protocols were activated so that if you travel to work, you can do so with free surface transportation service,” he said.
For his part, the Minister of Transport, Ramón Velásquez Araguayán, reported that the blackout affects the Metro and Ezequiel Zamora Railway systems.
He said that since 5:00 am, 250 buses from the Metrobús surface system have been available to serve the population.
The routes covered by the operation are:
-Rental Zone to Palo Verde
-Rental Zone in La Rinconada
-Rental Zone in Las Adjuntas
-Zoo Rental Zone
-Zona Rental a Propatria
Second blackout in less than 72 hours
On the night of August 27, a blackout that affected Caracas and several entities of the country.
During the power outage that lasted about two hours, some of the areas in Caracas that were left without service were: San Martín, Baralt Avenue, La Candelaria, Propatria, La California, Los Cortijos, Colinas de Bello Monte, Los Palos Grandes, Las Mercedes, La Trinidad, Caurimare, among others.
Failures were also reported in El Hatillo, the Equestrian Club Terraces, San Luis, Santa Paula, San Antonio de los Altos, Los Teques and Parque Caiza.
Likewise, Zulia, Falcon, Lara, Carabobo, Merida, Tachira, Sucre and Nueva Esparta were affected by the blackout.
The mega blackout of 2019
On March 7, 2019 at 4:55 pm, a mega blackout occurred in the country, which lasted up to a week in some states.
During the first few minutes, people waited for the service to be restored while looking for options to return home after the workday.
At 10:00 am, the restoration of national electricity service was announced, but this did not occur. By March 11, service was gradually restored in some regions, while in other states, electricity was not even partially restored.
The government claimed that the electrical problem was due to a “cyber attack” from the United States against the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in the El Guri dam.
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2024-08-30 15:58:08