Power Failure and Blackout: An Update on the Situation in Venezuela


Naked Capitalism has the article Power Failure and Blackout: An Update on the Situation in Venezuela.

Venezuela shut schools and suspended working hours on Friday after the capital Caracas and other major cities awoke without electricity for a second day due to a problem that struck the South American country’s main hydroelectric plant [, the Guri Dam]… “This is a severe problem. It is not just any blackout,” said Luis Martinez, a 53-year-old walking to work in eastern Caracas.

“A problem that struck.” Note lack of agency.

There are many teachable moments in this article.

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