# ‘We are desperate’: Venezuela’s power cuts fuel growing public anger

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 23:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2026/10/6/we-are-desperate-venezuelas-power-cuts-fuel-growing-public-anger?traffic_source=rss

> Electricity outages have sharply increased across Venezuela this year, disrupting daily life and essential services, including kidney dialysis. Demonstrators have responded with pot-banging protests, roadblocks and burning tyres. The interim government has cited rationing and El Niño, while an energy specialist blames years of infrastructure neglect and poor management.