...of the 1980's fo the current energy crisis and states that buying turbines from the United States and power from Columbia is not a problem for "The Revolution" since electricity has no ideology. You can't make this stuff up.

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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
During 1989 and 1998 electricity generation stood at 2 thousand 945 megawatts, a figure that shows the course that the crisis would continue the oligarchy ruling the country.
The president said that up to four months even if rains do not occur in the country, will be guaranteed a minimum operating level of the Guri hydroelectric.

Caracas. In the past 10 years the national government increased electricity generation in four thousand 623 megawatts compared with two thousand 945 megawatts generated between 1989 and 1998, said President of the Republic, Hugo Chávez, saying that Venezuela will successfully electricity crisis.

Displaying a chart, said that from 1989 to 1998 took place 2 thousand 572 megawatts of hydroelectric generation, which constituted 87 per cent, and only 373 megawatts of thermal power generation, 13 percent, which in his view shows the course that would the crisis of the oligarchy to continue governing the country.

In contrast to previous figures, said that between 1999 and 2009, for the Bolivarian government, hydroelectric generation was in the order of two thousand 221 megawatts, representing 48 percent, and two thousand 402 megawatts of thermal power generation, 52 percent.

In meeting with the Staff Electric, comprising the Ministers of Electricity, Ali Rodriguez Araque, Planning and Finance, Jorge Giordanni, Energy and Petroleum Rafael Ramirez, and Education, Hector Navarro, the head of state reflected on the importance of arrival of the Bolivarian Revolution to power to address this crisis caused by the phenomenon "El Nino".





4 months will be recovered in the capacity of the Guri Dam




Chavez said at a maximum of four months, even if no rains occur in the country, will be guaranteed a minimum operating level of the Guri hydroelectric.

He showed that the reservoir levels now reflect 255 meters of water stored and that the National Government intends through energy saving policies to maintain the minimum of 248 meters. President Hugo Chávez dismissed the crippling of the Guri power generation, even if not rain in May.

If not rain in June and we also we should do nothing, no work with the electricity saving and we did not have the strength to implement the decree, there would still be four meters between the 140 level parael June 22 "the head of state to point immediately on 22 June if not fall a drop of water would still be 16 meters of water available to put to work generating plant generating 2550 number one megawatt. The Guri not be extinguished.

The president also noted that it is working to wean firms Guyana National Electric System.




Venezuela Colombian supply it evaluates

The president also referred to the energy supply of the Colombian government, and held that in evaluating tenders for electricity Government of Argentina and Brazil. He also said that if the Colombian offer in this sector is good, "we bought it without any problems."

Chavez stressed that the country has bought the American company General Electric machinery to arrive on March 8, to generate about 175 MW on May 15.

"These plants have no ideology, they have nothing to do with a government and another, or the relations between them. There's just a logic of how things work, "he said.

"If the government of Colombia, where the Colombian company that generates electricity with a surplus of energy and offers to sell, because it is not going to give us, and we are interested, well, we bought it, we have no problem," said.

He reiterated that "if one of mutual convenience" would accept the offer from the neighboring country, but has said he now has no clear evidence of that proposal.

In this vein, congratulated the Venezuelan people by acknowledging and integrating the energy saving plans, and appealed to the independent core businesses and generate their own electricity.