Two-day week for Venezuela's public workers amid energy crisis
- 8 years ago
Venezuela’s socialist government has ordered public workers to do a two-day week, in a bid to save energy.
President Nicolas Maduro had already given most of the country’s state employees Fridays off during April and May – to slash electricity consumption.
Model employees? Venezuela gave workers Fridays off to save energy, but some are secretly working anyway https://t.co/VFxVJPUWN9— Hannah Dreier (@hannahdreier) 22 April 2016
Drought-hit dam
Water levels are down to critical levels at Venezuela’s main dam and hydroelectric plant in Guri because of drought.
The dam provides for about two-thirds of energy needs.
#Drought-hit #Venezuela awaits rain at crucial #Guri hydropower dam https://t.co/tr9zFwWocy By reuterspictures pic.twitter.com/GxdeN8JFt5— alertnetclimate (alertnetclimate) 14 April 2016
Socialism (n): The condition that leads a country floating on a sea of oil to run out of energy. https://t.co/YqSg5jFGl2— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) 26 Apri
President Nicolas Maduro had already given most of the country’s state employees Fridays off during April and May – to slash electricity consumption.
Model employees? Venezuela gave workers Fridays off to save energy, but some are secretly working anyway https://t.co/VFxVJPUWN9— Hannah Dreier (@hannahdreier) 22 April 2016
Drought-hit dam
Water levels are down to critical levels at Venezuela’s main dam and hydroelectric plant in Guri because of drought.
The dam provides for about two-thirds of energy needs.
#Drought-hit #Venezuela awaits rain at crucial #Guri hydropower dam https://t.co/tr9zFwWocy By reuterspictures pic.twitter.com/GxdeN8JFt5— alertnetclimate (alertnetclimate) 14 April 2016
Socialism (n): The condition that leads a country floating on a sea of oil to run out of energy. https://t.co/YqSg5jFGl2— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) 26 Apri