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Cabimas, VenezuelaE10 InstitutionsE11E12

Power Crises Spark Public Anger

Residents of Cabimas are facing severe power outages as Venezuela's electrical grid continues to deteriorate, per SBS News.

The country's energy infrastructure is under intense strain, with officials acknowledging the urgent need for repairs and investment in the ailing system, Bloomberg reports.

Meanwhile, ExxonMobil has reportedly inked a preliminary deal to return to Venezuela after previously calling the country 'uninvestable', signaling potential renewed international interest in the region's oil sector, per the New York Post.

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01bloombergbloomberg.com · 10 NovVenezuela Passes Power Law to Spur Investment in Ailing Grid 02nypostnypost.com · 10 NovExxonMobil inks preliminary deal to return to Venezuela after calling the country ‘uninvestable’ 03newsnews.sbs.co.kr · 11 NovVenezuela, Oil Giant Losing Its Light... Public Anger Explodes Amid Severe Power Crises

Open data on the globe —

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Oil power plants
54 within 650 km · Gas 15 GW · Hydro 6.3 GW · Coal 1.2 GW · Oil 0.2 GW
Largest: Planta Centro · 2.0 GW gas
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Why these floors —

E10 · E11 · E12

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E10, institutions; the pressure it names: power prices. Its words also reach E11 organizations and E12 states.

Here it is a dynamic between institutions, organizations and states: energy infrastructure, investment and international interest (E10 institutions), with electrical grid, oil sector and ExxonMobil (E11 organizations), and officials (E12 states).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E10 Institutionsmain floor

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: energy infrastructure, investment, international interest.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: electrical grid, oil sector, ExxonMobil.

E12 States

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: officials.