March 14, 2019

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Photo: Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters Caption: A girl uses her cell phone at the window of her house during a blackout in San Cristobal, Venezuela March 14, 2018. But because of the economic crisis, Venezuela has reduced electricity consumption to about 14,000 megawatts at peak hours, according to engineer and former electricity executive Miguel Lara. Two years ago, state-run Corpoelec put the figure at 16,000 megawatts.

Photo: Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters

Caption: A girl uses her cell phone at the window of her house during a blackout in San Cristobal, Venezuela March 14, 2018. But because of the economic crisis, Venezuela has reduced electricity consumption to about 14,000 megawatts at peak hours, according to engineer and former electricity executive Miguel Lara. Two years ago, state-run Corpoelec put the figure at 16,000 megawatts.

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