Venezuela signs deal with US energy giant to rebuild power grid
The deal with General Electric is the latest sign of co-operation between US firms and Venezuela's interim government.
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Notable Quotes
"a historic step for Venezuela"
— Delcy Rodríguez , Politician
"ultimately the answer in Venezuela is a free and fair democratic election"
— Marco Rubio , Politician
""Es un paso histórico (...) que podamos dar recuperación a un servicio tan esencial""
— Delcy Rodríguez , Politician
""En este momento estamos produciendo 12.000 megavatios y estamos consumiendo 14.000" megavatios al día"
— Ezio Angelini , Politician
"Es un paso histórico (…) que podamos dar recuperación a un servicio tan esencial."
— Delcy Rodríguez , Politician
"En este momento estamos produciendo 12.000 megavatios y estamos consumiendo 14.000 megavatios al día."
— Ezio Angelini , Politician
"En los próximos 12 meses y más vamos a fortalecer el SEN (Sistema Eléctrico Nacional) de manera maravillosa."
— Roger Martella , Executive
"addressing these long-running outages is a priority"
— Delcy Rodríguez , Politician
"العمل مع جنرال إلكتريك سيسمح بـ استعادة ألف ميغاواط خلال الأشهر الـ24 الأولى، وأكثر من 5 آلاف ميغاواط في المجموع خلال 4 سنوات."
— ديلسي رودريغيز , Politician
Key People
Interim President of Venezuela who signed an amnesty bill approved by the National Assembly.
Ezio Angelini is an opposition lawmaker in Venezuela.
U.S. Secretary of State.
The President of Venezuela, involved in a long-standing political crisis.
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense.
He is the corporate director of GE Vernova.
He is the Minister of Electric Energy in Venezuela.
إيتسيو أنجليني هو نائب معارض في فنزويلا.
ديلسي رودريغيز هي رئيسة فنزويلا بالوكالة.
نيكولاس مادورو هو الرئيس السابق لفنزويلا.
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The deal with General Electric is the latest sign of co-operation between US firms and Venezuela's interim government.
Venezuela signed an agreement with General Electric to initiate the recovery of its deteriorated electrical system, aiming to restore 1,000 megawatts in the first 24 months and over 5,000 megawatts in four years.
Venezuela signed an agreement with General Electric to begin the recovery of its deteriorated electrical system, aiming to restore 1,000 megawatts in the first 24 months and over 5,000 megawatts in four years.
Venezuela signed an agreement with IMPSA to complete the Tocoma hydropower plant, adding 2,640 MW to the country's electricity capacity, and with General Electric to launch the structural recovery of the Venezuelan Electric System.
Venezuela signed an agreement with General Electric to rehabilitate its national electricity grid, aiming to restore 1,000 megawatts in the first 24 months and over 5,000 megawatts in four years.
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