In order to reinforce the victory of our people in the face of aggression against the power lines, President Nicolas Maduro has ordered National Bolivarian Armed Forces to hold drills 'Ana Karina Rote' this Saturday and Sunday to protect the people and strategic facilties," Lopez wrote on his official Twitter account.
On March 7, at least 20 out of 23 Venezuelan states were left without electricity. Venezuela's state energy company Corpoelec said that the blackout was caused by an accident at the Simon Bolivar hydroelectric power station. Some experts say the accident was unprecedented in its scale.
Venezuelan Minister of Communications and Information Jorge Rodriguez said earlier that power supply has been restored on the whole territory of the country. Venezuelan authorities blamed the US for the power blackout.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government will ask the United Nations, Russia, China, Iran and Cuba to help investigate the cyberattack on the country’s power grid, which led to massive blackouts in the republic, President Nicolas Maduro said.
"I will request assistance from the UN, as well as from Russia, China, Iran and Cuba, who have vast experience in issues of protection against cyberattacks," he said on Tuesday in a speech, broadcast via the Periscope app.
Maduro said he has already appointed a "special presidential commission to investigate the cyberattack."
"I asked to include international specialists in it," he said.
According to the Venezuelan leader, the government "has already prevailed, and restored the power grid" of the country. "We now need to reinforce it, to make it reliable and impregnable again," he added.
On the evening of March 7, Caracas and 20 of the country’s 23 regions were left without electricity. The National Electric Company said the blackout had been caused by an accident at the Simon Bolivar Hydroelectric Plant, which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed on "US imperialism."
