Two days later, on 22 April 2016, the minister of electricity, Luis Motta Dominguez, announced that beginning the following week, forced blackouts would occur throughout Venezuela four hours per day for the next 40 days.
To dage senere, den 22. april, annoncerede ministeren for elektricitet, Luis Motta Dominguez, at fra den kommende uge ville der være tvungne strømsvigt over hele landet i fire timer om dagen, i de næste 40 dage.