This is from
http://www.electriahorro.com/HTML/Pages/Secondary/EA_VzlaGeneracionFS.html?EA_VzlaGeneracion.html~mainFrameIt was written in 1999, reported the capacity - in 1999 - to be 19419 MW. It also said there were ongoing projects to install an additional
2800 MW, 2200 MW by public enterprises, and 600 MW by the private sector.
Quote:
"Actualmente el país dispone de 19.419 MW de capacidad instalada en sus diferentes plantas. Antes del año 2003, según las previsiones actuales, se instalarán 2200 MW adicionales por parte del Sector Público y 600 MW por parte del Sector Privado."
The following website confirms the figures - it's a different source, has slightly different numbers, but it's close enough
http://jaimevp.tripod.com/Elect_Vzla/Cadafe/sistema01.htmNow, a government source reports at the following website
http://jaimevp.tripod.com/Elect_Vzla/Cadafe/sistema01.htman increase of 4623 MW in 10 years, 1999-2009. The article in question lies, claiming they doubled capacity, but that's not the point, the point is the increase was 4623/19419, and that's not doubling capacity. Nor is it 50 %, it was about 24 % - and quite a bit of that was already underway when they took over in 1999 (look up at the 2800 MW they had already under way as per the first reference).
In 2008, they claimed in the following report
http://www.guia.com.ve/noticias/?id=23635They had a plan to increase capacity from 25000 to 33000. Now, if we add 19419 plus 4623 we get around 24,000 MW, not 25,000. But it's close enough for now - it roughly confirms the following
Existing in 1999 - around 19.4
Projects under way - 2.8
Projects started by Chavez government 1.8 (or 2.8)
Status in early 2009 - 24 or 25 (units are thousand MW)
I guess you can say they don't know how to keep their lies consistent.
Now, to complicate matters even further, these are installed capacities -and the interconnected system never works at full capacity - it's impossible. Even if the plants were all working 100 %, the transmission system won't allow it (read the second reference and if you know enough about electricity work out the numbers yourself).
What has really happened is that new investments have been delayed, given low priority, or made in the wrong places with the wrong technology. And maitenance has been very poor, therefore the installed capacity isn't available, not even close to it. They got caught with their pants down.
Now all we hear is propaganda, outright lies, distortions.
For those of you who are Americans, it's like Bush and Cheney with their WMDs, there was no lie they wouldn't make up - and the American media, from Fox to the NY Times to the "left wing" media mostly went along, just like they mostly went along when Clinton wanted to have his little war in the Balkans in 1999.
Wake up, copper top.