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Related: About this forumVenezuelan Government Declares 90 day Emergency period for Electrical System
This is in order to take necessary measures to stabilize the national electrical system. This will allow them to get to the root, the cause of the problems so they can take the necessary actions.
Decretan Emergencia del Sistema y Servicio Eléctrico Nacional por 90 días
23/04/13.-El Gobierno Bolivariano declaró hoy estado de emergencia del sistema y servicio eléctrico nacional por un lapso de 90 días, la medida -publicada en Gaceta Oficial 4.151- permitirá adoptar las acciones necesarias para estabilizar el sistema eléctrico nacional, informó el Vicepresidente de la República, Jorge Arreaza.
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In another article, the Vice President explained that Security and Armed Forces will be guarding the electrical installations to safeguard against sabotage.
23/04/13.- El vicepresidente de la República, Jorge Arreaza anunció que los órganos de la seguridad ciudadana y la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana se desplegarán en el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional para el resguardo de las instalaciones y de esta manera impedir los sabotajes que podrían afectar el buen funcionamiento del servicio.
Vamos a militarizar todas estas instalaciones eléctricas que ahora pasan a ser zonas de seguridad para evitar que sean objeto de cualquier tipo acción de sabotaje, apuntó Arreaza en una rueda de prensa en conjunto con Jesse Chacón, ministro del Poder Popular para la Energía Eléctrica, así como Wilmer Barrientos, Secretario del Estado Mayor Eléctrico y jefe del Comando Estratégico Operacional de la FANB.
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naaman fletcher
(7,362 posts)Is it just a gesture, like declaring war on drugs? or does it mean something under VZ law?
Bacchus4.0
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Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)Its still not clear what they need to declare an emergency for though. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/23/venezuela-electricity-idUSL2N0DA1UJ20130423?feedType=RSS&feedName=utilitiesSector&rpc=43
naaman fletcher
(7,362 posts)I don't see how speeding up imports would help against a drought or sabotage. It's almost as if the whole sabotage was pure BS that was lapped up by the Chavistas here.
One would think that if sabotage was the problem that security would be the answer.
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)I don't understand why an emergency is needed for doing that. I wonder if such a declaration means a suspension of labor protections so they can proceed with firing non-chavistas or some other repressive measures.
Judi Lynn
(160,218 posts)to accomplish.
They've studied the patterns long enough to determine there hasn't been any way to pass this off as simple coincidence by now.
Stepping up their careful scrutiny, their protection of the system is going to help, unless the people they're trusting are working against them, in the interests of their ugly enemies.