Venezuela’s power crisis worsens despite promises of new investment
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- Venezuela’s electricity crisis has worsened despite promises of new investment.
- Zulia is one of the states most affected by blackouts that began more than 15 years ago.
- The crisis appeared to stabilize during 2025 before deteriorating again.
Venezuela’s electricity crisis is worsening despite promises of new investment, with Zulia among the states hit hardest by the blackouts.
The outages began more than 15 years ago. Although the crisis appeared to stabilize during 2025, the situation has since deteriorated, according to El Nacional.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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