委内瑞拉宣布90天电力应急

 委内瑞拉宣布90天电力应急

CARACAS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Tuesday declared a 90-day state of emergency for the electricity sector¹ to address the challenge of growing power demand and better protect the country's power facilities.

"President Nicolas Maduro announced the state of emergency in Venezuela ... This is very important for us to take necessary measures to stabilize² the (electricity) sector," Venezuelan Vice³ President Jorge Arreaza said in a statement.

Arreaza added that the authorities "have to guarantee power supply" and are willing to work for the resolution of the country' s "energy problem."

Under the state of emergency, Venezuela's state-owned electricity company Corpoelec "can conclude agreements with independent national or foreign suppliers" to "acquire goods and services," according to the presidential decree.

It also orders enhanced security at all power installations across the country.

The decree is part of an "Electricity Mission" announced recently by Maduro, a seven-point action plan for the stabilization⁴ of the power sector, which also includes promoting a power-saving culture among the public and adjusting power charges on private users.

Power blackouts are common in Venezuela. While the government blames them on sabotage⁵ and excessive consumption, the opposition⁶ says the power sector has been poorly managed and inefficient⁷ since it was nationalized.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

5 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 inefficient   

adj.效率低的，无效的

参考例句：

• The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。
• Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.他们的通讯系统效率非常差。