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CARACAS, Thursday February 04, 2010 | Update
Venezuelan Engineers' Association warns against serious energy crisis
Energy
Venezuelan Engineers' Association (CIV) termed disrespectful the appointment of Ramiro Valdés, the Cuban Minister of Technology, to head a technical commission to address the electricity deficit facing Venezuela, and claimed that there are enough skilled professionals in Venezuela willing to seek a solution to the issue.
President of the CIV, Enzo Betancourt, said that Valdés does not know the situation of the domestic electrical system, because Venezuela's power grid system is different from Cuba's. Betancourt added that there are about 220,000 engineers associated with the CIV, and among them several experts in the area.
During an interview in a Venezuelan private TV network, the head of the Venezuelan engineers association said that the situation facing the electrical system is "very serious" because of disinvestment and lack of maintenance.
He recalled that the CIV warned about the situation of the electricity sector six years ago.
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