Corpoelec and Karpowership ink deal for 200MW for Zulia power grid

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 8.Oct.2026, Words: 109) — Venezuela’s state-owned National Electric Corporation (Corpoelec) signed an agreement with the Turkish company Karpowership to add 200 megawatts (MW) to the Zulia power grid, one of the Venezuelan states most affected by power outages.

“I welcome the agreement reached between Corpoelec and the Turkish company Karpowership for the acquisition of two power barges,” Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez said during a broadcast on Venezuela’s state television.

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