Venezuela imposes power rationing

CARACAS, Venezuela, Apr 25, 2012 -- UPI

 

Venezuela imposed electrical power rationing nationwide this week, government officials said.

The Ministry of Electricity said "rotating power outages of 20 minutes each" were implemented Monday and Tuesday afternoons, Merco Press reported.

The official report said the rationing plan affected nearly all of Venezuela.

A source at the energy ministry told Merco Press the rolling outages were aimed at relieving pressure on the nation's power grid and averting "a nationwide blackout."

Cutting power to the nation's outlying states also has the effect of preserving the power supply in the greater Caracas region, where half the country's population resides.

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