The announcement was made by Rafael Lacava, governor of Carabobo (175 kilometers west of Caracas), after the population complained about frequent voltage fluctuations and prolonged blackouts, which have been felt in various regions of Venezuela and even in the capital. "In the coming days, a decree will be published in which the public administration of the State, all national, regional and municipal administration, will have to make a 'shutdown' in all the departments that exist in the State of Carabobo, during peak hours", announced Lacava, Sunday on the social network X (formerly Twitter). The governor explained that he prefers "to work during the hours when there are no electricity peaks", "to work at 10 pm", than to order "a rationing at three o'clock in the afternoon, or at seven o'clock in the evening, when people are arriving home". Several non-governmental organizations that monitor the country's electrical situation report that approximately 200 electrical blackouts are registered daily in Venezuela. The population also complains about damage caused to electronic devices due to electrical failures, including in Caracas, the main headquarters of public services, where, in January, a sector of La Campiña, where the Lusa agency office operated, was partially in the dark for a week. On March 7, 2019, the largest blackout in Venezuela's history occurred when a failure at the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant left Venezuelans totally in the dark for five days. A year later, on March 25, 2020, at least 16 states and part of the capital region were again without electricity. On May 6, 2020, 19 of the 24 states of Venezuela were totally or partially in the dark, in a failure that also affected the Internet and telephone communications. Thirteen days later, a blackout again left the capital and more than half of the country in the dark. In 2021, according to the organization Comité de Afetados pelos Apagões (CAA), 12 major national electrical blackouts and more than 178,000 partial or regional blackouts were documented. Also according to the CAA, in 2022 there were 167,618 blackouts in Venezuela, which include 29,418 electrical failures in October alone. Between January and November 2023, according to the CAA, Venezuela registered 199,804 electrical blackouts. Read Also: Venezuela wants to cancel invitation to EU to observe presidential elections (Portuguese version)