MPPEE and CORPOELEC report power system issues in Zulia state

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2026, Words: 105) — Venezuela’s Ministry of People’s Power for Electrical Energy (MPPEE) and CORPOELEC reported that in the early hours of 16 Apr. 2026 that torrential rains with lightning strikes affected the power system in the western region of the country.

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In specific, this caused service interruptions on the western coast of Zulia state.