This was reported on the page of the Department of Situation and Crisis Center MFA on Twitter.
“In Caracas and other cities of the country, there were serious interruptions in power supply caused by malfunctions at hydropower plants in the state of Bolivar. March 8 was declared a forced day off, changes in the flight schedule are possible, ”the statement says.
It became known earlier that almost the entire territory of Venezuela is de-energized due to malfunctions at the country's largest hydroelectric power station, Guri. The power outage recorded in 22 of the 23 states, as well as in the metropolitan area. According to authorities, the cause of the large-scale incident was sabotage at hydropower plants.