CARACAS, April 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Power has been restored following an outage Tuesday night due to a failure in Venezuela’s National Electric System (SEN), the minister of communication and information said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jorge Rodriguez said the outage happened at around 11:20 p.m. (0320 GMT, Wednesday) caused by a “terrorist attack.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Immediately, the team of Corpoelec (Venezuela’s national electric corporation) went out to solve (the problem) and we can say that we have already provided service throughout the country,” Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, SEN suffered numerous attacks including gunfire shots, fires and a “cybernetic and electromagnetic” aggression on the automated control system of the Guri hydroelectric power plant, the country’s main power source located in the state of Bolivar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since March 7, Venezuela has faced a series of blackouts that have paralyzed work and school activities, with basic services such as water, light and telephone lines affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has blamed the country’s right wing and its international backers, mainly the United States, for the attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rodriguez stressed that to overcome the attacks, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had activated a plan to “recover, protect, and stabilize the national electricity service within 30 days.” — NNN-XINHUA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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