Power crisis attributed to 'capitalism'
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
After touring the Guri dam, the deputies of the Legislative Council of Bolivar State (CLEBER) agreed with the manager of the dam, Francois Morillo, noted that the capitalist system is causing the phenomenon of "El Niño", which has generated drought in recent months.

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The reservoir of the dam Simón Bolívar is below the benchmark 260 The official explained that "the world press knows very well how to disguise the crisis and will change the name, but this is not simply the crisis of capitalism."

"The phenomenon of El Nino is not unreal, hypothetical, in countries like Venezuela brought drought and floods in countries like Brazil, that is the product of the crisis of capitalism, consumerism, what happens is that the world press is capable of flooding and change the information and disguise. El Niño phenomenon, no crisis of capitalism there is too much consumption, if we all want to live in a high standard of comfort we could, no resources on this planet, the earth does not have them. "

Regional MPs visited the Guri plant where they made an extraordinary session to deal whose only point was the state of the reservoir and its influence on the national electricity crisis.

Feel the truth
During the tour and talk in charge of the direction of Guri took officials and media to the crest of the dam, where the strip that shows the water level in the Guri. For Tuesday the lake was below the benchmark 260 on sea level which shows that each day brings less water Caroni River.

Morillo took the opportunity to make known the reason for many of the situations that have affected the National Electric System (SEN) and why is it necessary to ration energy, as before in a worse drought was not necessary.

"The difference between the drought of 2001 and 2002 (when the coat arrived at 2:44) is that there were some people who believed owners of this country and paralyzed it, gave a military coup that happened in those years, these men forced the malls to stop them, bankrupt companies that definitely reduced demand and Guri was far below the power supply condition was very different. "

He further commented that by then the country had lower energy demand. Juan Vicente Rojas, president of Kleber, adding that this increase in demand in recent years is caused by an improvement in quality of life of Venezuelans. "Now you see very simple houses with air conditioning, we have to recognize.

Rojas asked the media to "tell the truth" and said that current measures of electricity rationing and forced saving "not harm anyone before rationed in the neighborhoods, they cut the light, not now, even the malls have to cooperate, some people criticize that, but even though the Constitution is established as a right fun not think we should put over the safety of our children to a mall or a casino, all that is happening in the electricity sector is a result of unbridled capitalism, which is only concerned about building for the benefit of about 4 or 5 ".

Normal operational

Francois Morillo denied that Guri turbines have faults, and reiterated the statements made days ago Edelca president, Igor Gavidia, in which he explained that there were only 4 turbines out of service in Guri, two were in higher maintenance and the other two subject to rehabilitation as part of a project that began in 2002.

"Bajo Caroni turbines are operating normally, are speculative, we are open to come, walk through the plant and notes with their own eyes the reality."

With regard to allegations of lack of investment in dams and the National Electric System, the engineer said "not a lack of investment, investments are there, the money is there, that's another thing. Let's talk about us we have taken to the completion of the work, but it's good you're here because there seems to be a triangulation between private enterprise and opposition for not delivering on time and works must the world know.

"He blames the opposition"

Members of the Legislative Council of Bolivar State (CLEBER) consider that the electrical problem facing the country has nothing to do with divestiture or flawed in the execution of projects, by contrast situations such as the "sabotage of PDVSA and the maneuvers political opposition are the real culprits of the moment.

Yaritza Aray: "We have an energy crisis in the country, that's a lie, all this is happening to us is a phenomenon that makes us think that we must learn to coexist with nature. We should be rational in the use of electricity. "

Juan Carlos Figarella (chairman of the commission of domestic politics): "People talk and take advantage of a natural phenomenon, everything was blamed on the revolutionaries when we are really seeing is a palpable reality, an environmental issue, I think the opposition should be more serious. "

Frederick Kelly (Member for Democratic Action): "This is a major work in Latin America, and of course no time to service these turbines are generating electrical chaos in the country. I do not doubt that the phenomenon of the Child has impact, but the major impact of the crisis is the neglect. "

Morela Cordero (deputy for the PSUV), "since President Hugo Chávez took power as there was sabotage and PDVSA was really in the hands of the technocrats, when you put your hand so that the state has resources to undertake the investment, maintenance and power plants, we must remember that the people ".