After flipping off the energy switch for consumers in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, the Venezuelan government is now after larger businesses to cut energy in an attempt to ration electricity.
Although Venezuela is one of the top oil exporters in the world, domestic energy production, which relies on hydro-power, has been affected by drought-reduced water levels.
President Hugo Chavez was forced to cancel cuts to consumer electricity, in which different parts of the Caracas were cut off for four-hour periods, on the first day it started when vital institutions such as hospitals also lost power causing public outrage and further protests.
