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2016-02-29 Caribbean-Latin America

National power grid nearing collapse in Venezuela

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Posted by Fred 2016-02-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 So we should be seeing cracks, shifts and settling of the ground surrounding the water basin due to the 'drought'?

Posted by Skidmark 2016-02-29 09:01|| 2016-02-29 09:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Um, how many turbines are down due to laka maintence? El Niño, again? No, wait, the empire is stealing our 'lecktricty! They come at night to Puerto Cabello and load it from secret wires they placed for just this eventuality during the despicable reign of the ogliarchs during the 4th Republic.

Posted by Shipman 2016-02-29 09:04|| 2016-02-29 09:04|| Front Page Top

#3 ...a state-owned holding company created in 2007 to consolidate the power sector

Nope, that can't be the problem...

Posted by Raj 2016-02-29 11:59|| 2016-02-29 11:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Guri Dam took them 23 years to construct and bring on line (final power generation station completed in '86).

Only took them 20 years to 'pootch' it.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-02-29 13:46|| 2016-02-29 13:46|| Front Page Top

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