Venezuela is using public investment, foreign direct investment, public education, and the law in order to craft a sustainable solution to the rapidly growing demand for electricity that has resulted from economic growth and poverty reduction.
Venezuelan authorities Tuesday charged an employee of the state-run electricity company Corpoelec with sabotage, saying the act led to a major electricity failure across several states in May.
Due to increased electricity use as well as the global need to save energy, the Venezuelan government is implementing a number of measures to encourage the private, public, and domestic sectors to reduce usage.
In the aftermath of last Friday’s tragic earthquake, president Hugo Chávez sent his condolences to the Japanese people and announced his decision to halt a bi-lateral nuclear development agreement signed between Venezuela and Russia in October of last year.
By Federico Fuentes - Green Left Weekly, Apr 20th 2010
Following nation-wide assemblies involving more than 10,000 electricity workers to collectively discuss solutions to Venezuela's electricity crisis, 600 delegates gathered in Carcasas on April 8-9 to present there proposals on how to restructure the sector.
Venezuelan energy authorities, in collaboration with the Venezuelan Association of Wind Energy (AVEOL) are proposing the installation of wind energy infrastructure which would produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity, over the next fifteen years.
As Venezuela shows signs of recovery from a severe electricity shortage, the government extended its declared state of electricity emergency for another 60 days, saying the crisis will not be over until electricity production has fully recuperated and the nation is “shielded” against future climatic or other threats to its power supply.
Eight Colombian citizens have been arrested in Venezuela on suspicion of carrying out espionage against the country's national electricity system Venezuelan Interior Minister Tarek El Aissaimi announced on Tuesday.
By Federico Fuentes - Correo del Orinoco International, Mar 28th 2010
Workers in the electrical sector are set to embark on nationwide consultation process to elaborate strategic and immediate solutions for the electricity crisis. Alongside proposals for improving the sector and energy-saving measures, discussions will focus on introducing workers' participation in the management of the state-owned electricity company, Corpoelec.
