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09-05-2026

Delcy Rodríguez urged the private sector to self-supply electricity

Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez appealed to manufacturers and private-sector entrepreneurs to increase their own electricity generation amid a record rise in national demand. Speaking at the XII National Poultry Congress in Caracas, she noted that a historic peak in consumption has been recorded over the past nine years, linked both to an improving economic situation in the country and to extreme weather conditions caused by abnormal heat. Rodríguez stressed the need for the population to use energy rationally and said that the government will present a Plan for the Restoration of the Power System at a meeting of the National Economic Council, inviting business circles to a dialogue and joint search for solutions for a full modernization of the infrastructure that can support the country’s growing economic momentum.

Full version: Delcy Rodríguez solicitó al sector privado aumentar la autogeneración eléctrica