The Daily Journal.- Power outages became the second-largest constraint on domestic production during the second quarter of 2026, according to an assessment of the manufacturing sector’s performance presented by the Venezuelan Confederation of Industrialists (Conindustria).
Between April and June, companies reported an average of 214 hours without electricity out of a total of 488 working hours, representing the loss of 44% of the working time for a single shift due to power outages, according to the Industrial Economic Survey for the second quarter of 2026.
On average, companies experienced 57 unplanned power outages during the quarter, or about five outages per week.
The figures for April through June show a deterioration compared with the first quarter. According to Conindustria, hours lost to power outages increased 68%, while reported outages rose 18% compared with the January-March period.
The impact also varied significantly across regions. The Zulia region recorded the highest number of hours affected, at 333, followed by the Andean region with 295 hours and the Central-Western region with 263 hours.
In contrast, the Capital region recorded the lowest impact among the areas surveyed, with 82 hours affected during the quarter.
With information from a press release
