Explosion in the electrical substation of Maracaibo leaves its inhabitants without light again the fact that happened after 1:00 a.m. in the Paraíso sector, it also caused transformers in nearby areas to explode.

During the early hours of this Friday, an explosion occurred at the sub-station Las Tarabas, in Maracaibo, Zulia state, which left the entire northern part of the city without light.

According to Twitter users, the fact that happened after 1:00 a.m. in the Paraíso sector, it also caused transformers in nearby areas to explode.

The Minister of Electric Energy, Luis Motta Domínguez, confirmed the explosion through the same social network, and informed that they are already working to restore the service through another circuit.

"Commissions on the site finding out the reason for the explosion. At this time there is low demand ... weird! ", Said Motta Domínguez.

This event means the fourth explosion in a sub electrical station in the Zulia region during 2018.

Minister Reverol secures capture of those involved in the electric sabotage

Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace, Néstor Reverol, reported that for the electrical sabotage in Zulia state 12 arrests were made, in addition there are nine requested and 21 people are being investigated.

"We dismantled a band that was in charge of executing acts of sabotage and that were hired by intellectual actors from Colombia," Reverol said.

He added that for the strategic material theft operations, the criminal gang used portable radios, boats to navigate the Lake of Maracaibo to the town of Santa Cruz de Mara, as well as vehicles for the transfer of the material to Colombia, he said.

The official indicated that among the detainees are Edwin Vladimir Solar Romero (Alias ​​"The Dog), Maikol Jose Perez Barrios (Alias" El Morocho "), Johana Carolina Diaz Portillo, Ruben Segundo Estrada, Angel Emiro Páez Pérez, Guandima González Montiel, Gerson Villalobos Salas, Ana Luz González Montiel, Gerardo Antonio Barrios and Lucy Guchinaida.

While Cleobaldo Enrique Paz Chourio, Nuris Violeta Chourio Morales, Yasmin de Carmen Gonzalez and Yormin Martinez are being requested to participate in the strategic material theft operations.

Reverol announced that to date 6,000 tons of strategic material have been seized and 741 citizens have been arrested nationwide. He also reported on the temporary closure of all the scrap yards in the state of Zulia, to investigate the origin of the material they possess.

Personal opinion

Large electrical faults are generated around the country, being the state of Zulia the most affected. The point of all is that in addition to the alleged sabotage, is that this is also a very responsible part of the abandonment of part of the state to perform maintenance to the power stations, all states Venezuela suffer electrical failures, we all have lost electrical appliances and the state being responsible for providing this service is not responsible for these losses that in Venezuela are very large thanks to the astronomical inflation through which the country passes, as it also does not take responsibility for providing preventive maintenance to power stations or turbines generating electricity. electricity that by the way only 2 of 7 turbines work.