Energy in Venezuela
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Maduro declares electricity ‘emergency’ and calls the Army in support
VENEZUELA, 2013/04/28 Officials have blamed periodic blackouts on sabotage and excessive consumption, while critics say the sector is suffering from poor management and inefficiency following the late popular leader Hugo Chavez's nationalization of the sector. Maduro, who won a vote to succeed his former mentor Chavez this month, has promised a government of “efficiency” to tackle day-to-day problems like power outages plaguing the 29 Venezuelans, particularly in the provinces.
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