The Guri dam of Venezuela. Photo: CORPOELEC.
Venezuelan authorities activated contingency plans at the Simón Bolívar Guri Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Caroní River as a preventive measure following counter-intelligence reports warning of possible attacks as part of a destabilization plot planned by the “terrorist opposition” during July.
This was reported by Venezuelan Minister for the Interior Diosdado Cabello on Wednesday, July 9, on his television program Con el Mazo Dando.
The various security agencies of the Venezuelan State are coordinating to ensure the integrity of this strategic infrastructure that provides electricity to a large part of the country. Therefore, the authorities are on high alert to neutralize any sabotage attempt that may put national stability at risk.
It was also reported that the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) captured two persons of Colombian origin, who confessed to the terrorist plan and provided valuable information on it.
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Their cell phone records revealed direct connections with “Alfa 1”, a codename in the conspiracy networks, who is a commander of a paramilitary camp located in the mountains of the Colombian region of Norte de Santander.
The energy generated by the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Power Plant exceeds 47,000 GWh per year, capable of supplying a consumption equivalent to nearly 300,000 barrels of oil per day. This hydroelectric plant helps Venezuela to substitute thermal power that reduces the consumption of fossil fuels.
Currently, the Guri dam is the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the world with its 10,000 MW of total installed capacity, surpassed only by the binational Itaipu complex in Brazil and Paraguay and the Three Gorges dam hydroelectric complex in China. The Guri dam was inaugurated in 1968. It was built in reinforced concrete, and is 1,300 m long and 162 m high. It has two machine rooms with 10 generating units each, as well as a three-channel spillway, which allows excess water to flow out during the rainy season.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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