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Weekly Report - 15 February 2018 (WR-18-06)

TRACKING TRENDS

BRAZIL | Blackouts. Roraima state governor Suely Campos has called on President Michel Temer to improve local electricity provision following a series of blackouts last month. Currently, Roraima is the only Brazilian state that is not connected to the national electricity grid (SIN). Instead, 50% of Roraima’s electricity comes from cash-strapped Venezuela under an agreement signed in 2001. This includes the Guri hydroelectric dam in Puerto Ordaz, located in Venezuela’s eastern state of Bolívar. The electricity is transmitted to Roraima through the Guri power line, which has been poorly maintained due to a lack of funds.

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