Worsening electricity cuts hit western Venezuelan state

A man pulls a cart with vegetables on a street in San Cristobal, Venezuela, April 7, 2022. Picture taken April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - Electricity cuts are worsening in the Venezuelan border state of Tachira, residents said, complicating daily life and hitting attempts to revive the economy amid loosened currency controls.

The South American country's public utility infrastructure has been deteriorating for more than a decade, but worsened in 2019 when there were three major national black-outs.