{
  "id": 641916,
  "title": "Venezuela’s Power Demand Hits an Eight-Year High",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/venezuelas-power-demand-hits-an-eight-year-high",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:15:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/venezuela-electricity-demand-eight-year-high-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Venezuela · Energy Key Facts Record peak Venezuela hit 15,625 megawatts (MW) of electricity demand on August 10, 2026 — the highest in eight years. Growth margin The August 10 peak was 3.6% above the maximum demand recorded in 2025. Official cause The Ministry of Electric Energy and Corpoelec attributed the spike to high temperatures […] The post Venezuela’s Power Demand Hits an Eight-Year High…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}