The power cut in Venezuela was caused by a key section of the country’s national grid going down

A fault, possibly caused by a fire, took out a network of three 765kV cables that supplies 80% of Venezuela’s electricity, including to Caracas

Maracaibo

Valencia

Caracas

Barquisimeto

Malena

substation

Venezuela

San Geronimo B

substation

Simón Bolívar

hydroelectric

plant

Colombia

200 km

200 miles

A fault, possibly caused by a fire, took out a network of three 765kV cables that supplies 80% of Venezuela’s electricity, including to Caracas

Colombia

Maracaibo

Valencia

Caracas

Barquisimeto

Malena substation

San Geronimo B

substation

Simón Bolívar

hydroelectric

plant

Venezuela

Guyana

200 km

200 miles