Maturín Residents Demand Power Outage Schedule from Corpoelec Amid Service Disruptions

Residents from more than 30 communities in Maturín, Monagas state, Venezuela, marched through Libertador Avenue and gathered at the central offices of the National Electric Corporation (Corpoelec). They delivered a formal letter protesting the damage caused by unannounced electricity service interruptions.

The demonstrators denounced that the constant failures in the energy supply have deteriorated the quality of life for children and the elderly. They also pointed out that the power suspensions directly complicate the care of patients with delicate health conditions. "Old people who need oxygen have to use manual things because they don't know what else to do anymore," detailed a resident from the La Florida community.

Furthermore, the blackouts have disabled potable water pumping stations, leaving thousands of families without piped water supply. Concurrently, voltage fluctuations have damaged household appliances and caused several transformers to explode in the affected areas. The paralysis in basic services has increased citizen frustration due to the lack of solutions from public bodies. The protesters requested that the state company's management immediately release a schedule of programmed power cuts, emphasizing that a formal timetable would allow families to make medical arrangements and protect their electronic equipment.

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Old people who need oxygen have to use manual things because they don't know what else to do anymore.