Chavez: Venezuela Announces Power-Rationing Plan

The latest Communist paradise, Venezuela, enters a new phase. Apparently the water level of the lake that runs the generators has reached new lows, the grid is having huge failure problems.

The Venezuelan government will kick off a nationwide power-rationing plan, the nation’s electricity minister said.

Official news agency ABN cited Angel Rodriguez as saying that directors of the state-owned National Electric Corporation will explain to the public how the measure will be applied in each region so that people can take the necessary precautions.

“We expect that the information provided will allow the kind of problems that can be caused by this kind of action to be minimized,” the minister said.

Rodriguez said that the measures, set to take effect Tuesday, seek to promote a level of energy savings that will keep the country active.

The minister warned that, if these measures are not observed, the descent in the water level at Guri Dam, which powers plants that generate 70 percent of Venezuela’s electricity, will put the country in a “critical” situation by the end of February.

“We’re trying to avoid Guri putting us in a very critical situation by the end of February. A general blackout in the country,” Rodriguez said.

If the measures for saving energy are applied adequately, the country can manage until the start of the rainy season and the dam fills up again, he said.