Blackouts in Venezuela

Venezuela blames nationwide blackouts on ‘electromagnetic attack’

RT,

23 July, 2019

Preliminary probe into the incident has suggested the “existence of an electromagnetic attack 

that sought to affect the hydroelectric generation system of Guayana, the main provider of 

this service in the country,” the minister told state channel VTV.

While authorities are struggling to resolve the crisis, the US-backed opposition leader Juan 

Guaido has used the power outage to once again attack his political opponent, accusing 

President Maduro of “destroying” the country's electrical system.

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In March, Venezuela suffered two major blackouts that sent the country into darkness for days. At the time, Caracas blamed it on cyberattacks on the Guri Hydroelectric generation and distribution 

system and accused the US-backed local opposition of sabotaging the power grid. Maduro 

also accused Washington of waging an “electricity war” to bring Guaido to power