Venezuela will add 1,300 megawatts to its National Power Grid in the last quarter of 2026 to stabilize service for households, businesses and industries and accompany the country’s economic growth, the government announced Tuesday.

Unit 6 of Planta Centro will enter operation in the coming days to provide 600 megawatts, which will bring stability to the Central-Western Region and allow energy to be redistributed indirectly to Falcón, Lara, Zulia and the Andean Region.

Another 450 megawatts will be added, distributed among units 2, 5 and 7 of Termozulia, which will lead to a substantial reduction in load management in that western state.

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The government said it has a well-defined schedule and timeline to add megawatts month by month, aiming for a more efficient system with fewer interruptions for users. It also said that, unlike previous years, the current administration has direct access to spare parts and original components from the world’s leading manufacturers.

Strategic alliances have been consolidated with top-level international companies, including the Brazilian company Eurobras, with which it is working to reactivate machines 17, 18 and 20 of the Guri Hydroelectric Plant, and the Argentine company IMPSA, with which it is advancing on projects at the Tocoma and Macagua hydroelectric complexes. Joint work is also underway with General Electric and Siemens, focused on the supply of original parts and technologies and on modernizing thermoelectric transmission, generation and distribution systems nationwide.

“The 1,300 megawatts will serve to achieve more stability, more continuity and fewer interruptions in electric energy service for all users,” Energy Minister Rolando Alcalá said.

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