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Electricity Emergency Declared in Venezuela, Special Measures Taken

February 10th 2010, by Tamara Pearson - Venezuealanalysis.com
High consumers of electricity such as casinos must reduce usage by 20% (Aporrea).
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez declared a state of emergency in the electricity sector Monday night on national radio and television.

Cubans Attempt to Resolve Venezuelan Electricity Shortage Despite Living in Constant Blackout

February 8th 2010, by Belén Fernández - Pulse
Caracas streetlamp inviting citizens to report malfunctions may soon invite them to purchase a flashlight, instead. (Belén Fernández)
The latest complaint among the Venezuelan opposition to President Hugo Chávez revolves around his decision to bring Cuban Minister of Information Technology and Communications Ramiro Valdés to Venezuela to help rectify the current electrical crisis, intensified by diminishing water levels at the country’s primary hydroelectric dam.

Chávez’s Annual Address Includes Minimum Wage Hike, Maintenance of Social Spending in Venezuela

January 18th 2010, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
President Hugo Chavez addresses the National Assembly (Prensa Presidencial)
In his annual address to the National Assembly, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a 25% increase in the minimum wage this year, and promised that funding to health care, education, and other anti-poverty programs will not be cut.

Venezuelan Electricity Minister Resigns, Electricity Rationing in Capital Suspended

January 15th 2010, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
Former electricity minister Angel Rodriguez (Archive)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the suspension of programmed power outages in the capital city on Wednesday, and asked for the resignation of his minister for electricity.

Venezuela Implements Nationwide Electricity Rationing Due to Energy Shortage

January 13th 2010, by Kiraz Janicke - Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuelan Electricity Minister Angel Rodriguez announced a plan for nationwide electricity rationing on Monday, to combat a crisis in the electricity sector.

Labor Leaders of Venezuela's Heavy Industries Respond to Electricity-Saving Measures

January 9th 2010, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
The Guri dam in Venezuela's Bolivar state (YVKE)
The Venezuelan government’s measures to reduce national electricity consumption amidst nation-wide shortages and rolling power outages have invoked varied responses from unionists in the basic industries, especially the steel and aluminum sectors.

Venezuela Implements Measures to Curb Commercial Energy Use

January 5th 2010, by Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com
Electricity Minister Angel Rodriguez (YVKE)

Following months of regular blackouts in some regions of Venezuela, the government has implemented energy saving measures, requiring companies to submit plans to save 20% of their electricity usage, regulating the usage of lighting for advertising, and creating schedules of electricity usage for shopping centres, casinos, and bingo halls.

Chavez Comments Spark Discontent Among Venezuelan Electrical Workers

October 27th 2009, by Kiraz Janicke - Venezuelanalysis.com
FETRALEC president Angel Navas talking to the press on Friday (Federico Fuentes)
Comments by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday that implied that Venezuela’s Federation of Electrical Sector Workers (FETRAELEC) was acting to sabotage the electricity sector have sparked indignation among electrical workers.

Electricity Workers Kick out Bureaucratic Management in Valencia State

October 25th 2009, by Aporrea.org
As a result of an electricity workers’ protest on Friday, management left the state owned electric company headquarters. Workers were protesting management’s lack of response to the ongoing blackouts, general inefficiency, and violation of worker’s rights.
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