U.S. technical team conducts assessment of Guri Dam

The Daily Journal – Technicians from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) assessed the Guri Dam, Venezuela’s main source of electricity generation, which supplies more than 60% of the country’s power. The assessment falls under the U.S. Department of State’s Power Sector Program. It represents part of the three-phase […]

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U.S.-Owned Company Renegotiates Contract With Venezuela to Add 672 Megawatts to the Power Grid

Reuters — Energy company IMPSA has made progress in renegotiating a contract to develop and rehabilitate two key hydroelectric projects in Venezuela, a move that could add up to 672 megawatts of generating capacity to the national power grid in the coming months, company President Jorge Salcedo told Reuters. More than a decade ago, IMPSA—originally […]

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