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Operating Guri Dam below the critical level is a "suicide"
Electricity Minister Alí Rodríguez had said that regardless of reaching the critical level at Guri dam, electricity generation will continue (Photo: Jorge Silva)
YANETH FERNÁNDEZ |  EL UNIVERSAL
Friday March 19, 2010  01:16 PM


The forecast of the Executive branch of government concerning the operation of Guri hydroelectric plan in the event of reaching the critical level of 240 meters above sea level represents a high risk for the country, said José Manuel Aller, an academic expert at Simón Bolívar University.

If the water levels decline under 240 meters, Aller is afraid that the hydroelectric plant will not be able to produce 5,000 megawatts, whereas Venezuela's requirements amount to 15,000 megawatts.

The expert stressed that the future of the country is at risk. The Guayana region, especially basic industries, would suffer the greatest impact, as 70 percent of their activities will be halted. "They have already planned what they will do with the remaining 10,000 megawatts."

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