Caracas : 100 percent of power restored by 7 pm local time , official report . Caracas mayor says explosion at power station is being investigated . `` We understand that at 1600 hours -- that is to say at 4 p.m. ( 4:30 p.m . ET ) -- there was a blackout on a national level that was produced by an explosion , which is being investigated '' in the Guri hydroelectric power station , Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto said . Power went out across much of the country about 4 p.m. local time ( 4:30 p.m . UTC ) High temperatures cited as a contributing factor in the outages .
Caracas : 100 percent of power restored by 7 pm local time , official report . Caracas mayor says explosion at power station is being investigated . Power went out across much of the country about 4 p.m. local time ( 4:30 p.m . UTC ) High temperatures cited as a contributing factor in the outages .