Corpoelec
Corpoelec is a fully integrated state power corporation of Venezuela. It was created in 2007 by merging ten state-owned and six private-owned power companies.[1][2] The former president of the company, from 2015 to 2019, was Luis Motta Domínguez, the Minister of Electricity and general of the Venezuelan Army.[3] He was dismissed by President Nicolás Maduro in April 2019, following a series of blackouts that occurred in March 2019.
Native name | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional, S.A. |
|---|---|
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | Electricity |
| Founded | July 31, 2007 |
| Founder | Hugo Chávez |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Electricity provider for all of Venezuela |
| Subsidiaries | Corpoelec Industrial |
See also
References
- "Corpoelec to power Chavez's grand plans". Latin American Power Watch. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- "Chavez puts finishing touches on mega-utility". Latin American Power Watch. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ÚN (2019-02-06). "Restituyen servicio eléctrico en 80%". Ultimas Noticias. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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