Basic services – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:32:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Basic services – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Fresh blackout sweeps Venezuela https://onvenezuela.com/fresh-blackout-sweeps-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fresh-blackout-sweeps-venezuela Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:29:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=5748

Much of Venezuela was thrust into darkness again today after a transmission system failure in state-owned utility Corpoelec’s national grid. The La Arenosa-Yaracuy 765kV sub-station in central-west Venezuela broke down shortly before noon, causing a blackout affecting up to 17 states and much of Caracas. Full Text-> ArgusMedia

]]> Priced out of services, Venezuelans turn creative for water and gas https://onvenezuela.com/priced-out-of-services-venezuelans-turn-creative-for-water-and-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=priced-out-of-services-venezuelans-turn-creative-for-water-and-gas Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:06:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4978

Venezuelans are steadily losing access to cheap basic services from water to cooking gas that have helped them survive economic crisis, forcing many to find creative solutions and adding pressure during the coronavirus quarantine. By Corina Pons, Mayela Armas. Full Text-> Reuters

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