BBC: Venezuela cuts power for four hours a day to save energy
Venezuela is introducing power cuts of four hours a day from next week to deal with a worsening energy crisis.
The cuts will last for 40 days as the country struggles under a severe drought limiting hydroelectric output.
It is the latest setback to Venezuela's economy which has been hit by a sharp fall in the price of its main export, oil.
The country's main brewer, Polar, also says it will stop production because it has no dollars to buy grain abroad.
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WNU Editor: It is when I read news reports like this one .... Venezuelans Face a New Threat – a Beer Shortage (Bloomberg) .... is when I know that the days of Venezuelan President Maduro and his government are numbered.
More News On Venezuela's Electricity Crisis
Venezuela Officially Adopts Electricity Blackouts -- AP
Venezuela announces daily, nationwide power cuts on drought -- Reuters
Venezuela to cut power for four hours a day amid electricity crisis -- AFP
Venezuela to cut electricity four hours a day to save energy -- UPI
Venezuela announces power cuts over drought -- DW
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-energy-idUSKCN0XI2IH -- IBTimes
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