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The Carabobo state government and Juan José Mora mayor’s office are advancing a public program to fully rebuild homes in the municipality. The number of properties, funding, contractors and completion schedule were not disclosed.

The Patria platform is expected to begin assigning a new round of social benefit payments from August 10, including the Ingreso Integral de los Trabajadores program. Payment amounts and the exact disbursement date were not disclosed.

BP will sell a 20% interest in the Venezuelan portion of the cross-border Cocuina-Manakin field to Trinidad and Tobago’s state-owned National Gas Company. The transaction would give NGC a direct ownership stake in an energy asset linked to Venezuela.

Construction is under way on 30 towers in Ciudad Tiuna, with project representatives saying the buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes. The cost, contractors, financing and expected completion date were not disclosed.

Venezuela’s acting president has laid out dates for restoring the country’s electricity system, identifying October 1 as the main milestone. On that date, Unit 6 at the Planta Centro power station is scheduled to be brought into the system. The brief announcement provides a concrete target for the recovery effort but offers no further detail on expected capacity or subsequent steps.

CANTV and Liberty Networks are advancing a new submarine cable intended to improve Venezuela’s digital connectivity. The infrastructure is designed to lower network latency and expand available capacity as Venezuelan data traffic grows. The announcement signals a response to rising connectivity demand, although the source provides no details on the cable’s route, investment, financing, construction timetable or expected activation date.

Rehabilitation work at the La Guaira terminal has reached 70% completion in its external areas, while work inside the facility stands at 40%, Governor José Alejandro Terán said. The update indicates uneven progress across the project, with interior work trailing the exterior phase. No completion timetable, budget, contractor information or operational milestones were provided, leaving the remaining execution schedule and the terminal’s eventual service impact unclear.

El edificio principal del Colegio San José en Catia La Mar colapsó a causa de los terremotos, afectando las aulas de una institución que atiende a cerca de 500 alumnos. La comunidad escolar intenta recuperar los espacios y mantener las clases activas.

Un incendio consumió tres galpones de una fábrica o almacén de Joy en la zona industrial de El Llanito, Caracas. Otro incendio ocurrió entre los escombros de IP5 en La Guaira.

Dos productoras teatrales, un estudio de danza y una escuela de formación artística se unieron para apoyar la recuperación de al menos 10 academias de arte afectadas por los terremotos del 24 de junio.

Residents in Carabobo are protesting electricity outages lasting as long as five hours. They also report high power bills despite the interruptions, along with problems accessing other essential services, including household cooking gas. The complaints highlight simultaneous concerns over utility reliability, affordability and basic-service delivery in the state, adding to the infrastructure challenges facing households and businesses.

Parts of Alta Vista and San Félix were without electricity from early Sunday morning, according to affected residents. Those reporting the outage said they had received no indication of whether the interruption was scheduled. Available information does not establish its cause, expected duration or full geographic reach, but the incident provides a current local signal about the continuity of electricity service in both areas.

Actores comunitarios y académicos, con participación de la autoridad estatal, emprendieron labores para recuperar el estadio La Ceiba. El proyecto continúa pendiente de intervenciones en varias áreas.

The Venezuela Renace plan has reconstructed 13,796 homes across the country, according to Jacqueline Faría. She announced the figure during a working meeting at the Operations Control Center. The limited disclosure did not provide a geographic breakdown, implementation details or other information about the completed housing work.

Venezuela’s acting president is coordinating financing for reconstruction following an earthquake. Officials reviewed funding sources that could address urgent requirements in the affected areas. The report does not specify the amount sought, the financing instruments under consideration, the institutions involved or the timetable for deploying funds, leaving the scale and expected pace of the reconstruction effort unclear.

Construction of a temporary airport terminal in Maiquetía is moving forward, with an operational trial scheduled for August 17-21. The test will assess how the facility functions in practice. The announcement provides no details on the terminal’s capacity, cost, funding, opening date or intended lifespan, limiting any assessment of how materially it could affect airport operations at this stage.

Businesses along the main avenue in Unare II are relying on tanker trucks because regular water service remains unreliable. Workers in the area say the disruptions have persisted for more than a year, indicating that the problem is prolonged rather than temporary. The situation leaves local commerce dependent on an alternative water supply and highlights a basic infrastructure constraint in this commercial corridor.

Petrochemical company Pequiven has announced a transformation plan following a technical inspection of its operations by Cabello Rondón, who was accompanied by company vice president Carlos Cestar. The limited announcement did not specify the plan’s scope, timetable, funding or operational targets, leaving unclear which facilities, production lines or management processes would be affected and how implementation would eventually be measured in practice.

Residents of Los Olivos in Puerto Ordaz reported that water service returned with brown-colored water after an interruption lasting several hours. The complaint points to problems with the reliability and apparent quality of the local water supply. The source does not identify the cause, indicate how many households were affected, or say whether the discoloration was resolved.

Two earthquakes in Vargas have put 30,000 jobs at risk after damage affected laboratories, medical practices and offices. Businesses tied to the coast are proposing that six beach areas spared by the disaster be allowed to reopen. The plan offers a possible way to preserve employment in unaffected locations, while the loss of commercial and healthcare infrastructure leaves a substantial part of the local economy under pressure.

Tourism on the Araya Peninsula has dropped 80%. Cruz Salmerón Acosta municipality is among the areas affected by a water emergency declared five months ago. The available report does not provide visitor totals, the comparison period behind the decline, or evidence establishing how much of the tourism contraction is directly attributable to the water disruption.

Energy Minister Rolando Alcalá said authorities expect to bring a third generating unit at Termocarabobo back into service soon, adding 450 megawatts to the national grid. The effort is being carried out alongside work at Planta Centro and on transmission towers. The announcement points to another push to restore thermal generation and strengthen power delivery capacity in a system that remains constrained.

Venezuela’s government reshuffled senior management tied to the national power system, naming new authorities at Corpoelec and related electricity services entities. The move comes as officials pursue measures aimed at improving grid infrastructure and day-to-day operations. While the announcement provides no operational details, the leadership changes are relevant because power reliability remains a core constraint on industrial activity, mining, commerce and broader business conditions in the country.