Venezuela energy crisis: Venezuela introduces two-day working week for public sector

Currently, Venezuela generates three-fourths of its power from hydroelectric plants on its rivers, with 44% of it coming from one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world, the Guri dam.
Speaking on television, Istúriz said that civil servants should turn up for work only on Mondays and Tuesdays for the next two weeks.
In February, Venezuela – one of the biggest oil-producing nations in the world, with nearly 300 billion barrels of proven reserves – began importing crude oil to help its staggering economy.
“There will be no work in the public sector on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, except for fundamental and necessary tasks,” he said, adding that the working day would run from 7am to 1pm.
The government also lengthened the national holiday to five days to “reinforce” energy savings.

Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/04/27/inenglish/1461749257_581636.html