Ecuador joins Colombia in offer to export electricity to Venezuela

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The Venezuelan Air Force Weather Service forecasts rains by mid-March

Energy
The Ecuadorian government has made a proposal similar to the Colombian offer to export electricity to Venezuela and contribute to alleviate Venezuela's power crisis.

According to power industry sources, Venezuela's Electricity Minister Alí Rodríguez and Hernán Martínez, the Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy, had a telephone conversation to talk about a formalization of the Colombian offer to supply energy to Venezuela.

The proposal was discussed at the regular meeting of the Venezuelan Electricity Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior government officials. The Ecuadorian proposal to export electricity to Venezuela through Colombia was discussed in the meeting as well.

Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government plans to increase power generation by 540 MW in March, with 320 MW from Unit 1, a gas conversion power plant, at Planta Centro, located in Morón, central state of Carabobo; 60 MW generated in El Vigía (southwestern state of Mérida), 40 MW in southwestern Táchira state, 40 Mw in southwestern Barinas state and 80 MW in northwestern Lara state.

Col. José Pereira, of the Air Force Weather Service, said that Venezuela "is not currently bombing clouds to increase moisture" and induce rainfall, particularly in the headwater of the Caroni River.

Pereira said that according to weather forecasts, "February will be a very dry month, as well as part of March." However, "rains are expected by mid-March."

Link:
http://english.eluniversal.com/2010/02/19/en_eco_esp_ecuador-joins-colomb_19A3455615.shtml

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1. Rains in mid March

Hopefully, it'll rain in mid March in the South. I don't think we'll get rain near the coast until late April. The dam is 14-15 meters above the minimum level. If it rains in March, then the power cuts will continue, but the system won't collapse. Maybe we should pray the Colombians send some electricity our way.