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Venezuela’s Faulty Power Grid Risks Derailing Economic Comeback

Bloomberg Markets · May 8, 2026, 4:39 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Venezuela announced emergency measures to stabilize its power grid after electricity consumption hit a nine-year high this week, reviving memories of blackouts and rationing that once crippled the economy.

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