Acting President Delsi Rodriguez of Venezuela announced on the 12th that as domestic demand for electricity continues to rise and the old power grid is overwhelmed, the government will shorten the working hours of the public sector to reduce electricity consumption. Rodriguez said that Venezuela's current electricity consumption has reached the highest level in 10 years. On the 11th, the country's electricity demand reached its peak this year, about 15,726 megawatts, while the current electricity supply is only about 12,000 megawatts. Public sector workers of the Commission will work every other day; at the same time, with the exception of those working in essential service departments such as health care, they will work half-day shifts.

Acting President Delsi Rodriguez of Venezuela announced on the 12th that as domestic demand for electricity continues to rise and the old power grid is overwhelmed, the government will shorten the working hours of the public sector to reduce electricity consumption. Rodriguez said that Venezuela's current electricity consumption has reached the highest level in 10 years. On the 11th, the country's electricity demand reached its peak this year, about 15,726 megawatts, while the current electricity supply is only about 12,000 megawatts. Public sector workers of the Commission will work every other day; at the same time, with the exception of those working in essential service departments such as health care, they will work half-day shifts.