Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "أزمة الطاقة في فنزويلا" in Arabic language version.
{{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link)U.S. and Swiss authorities launched probes into Derwick Associates, a Venezuelan firm that builds power plants for the government. No criminal charges have yet been filed, but the firm is being investigated for laundering money and paying bribes to the state-owned oil giant, PDVSA, using international financial institutions. Venezuelan investigative journalists and bloggers have been on Dewick's (sic) case, finding more examples of bad behavior. They claim that its contracts were overpriced and awarded without public tender, and that the firm passed off used power plants as brand new. Derwick denies all these allegations, claiming that it is being subjected to a "witch hunt." Derwick is just one firm, but the saga appears to confirm that much of what ails Venezuela's electricity sector has to do with massive government corruption. It would be simplistic to say that corruption is the only problem, however. In addition to tackling corruption, sorting out this mess for good would involve undoing the country's disastrous energy policies – privatizing electricity generation and raising prices.
One company, Derwick Associates, formed by a number of well connected young businessmen with scant experience in the power business, received about $1.8 billion in contracts from Venezuelan state companies to buy and install turbines, paying a U.S. company about $1 billion to do the work. Derwick officials said they paid no bribes to any Venezuelan officials and the prices charged by the company reflected the high costs of doing business in Venezuela.
U.S. and Swiss authorities launched probes into Derwick Associates, a Venezuelan firm that builds power plants for the government. No criminal charges have yet been filed, but the firm is being investigated for laundering money and paying bribes to the state-owned oil giant, PDVSA, using international financial institutions. Venezuelan investigative journalists and bloggers have been on Dewick's (sic) case, finding more examples of bad behavior. They claim that its contracts were overpriced and awarded without public tender, and that the firm passed off used power plants as brand new. Derwick denies all these allegations, claiming that it is being subjected to a "witch hunt." Derwick is just one firm, but the saga appears to confirm that much of what ails Venezuela's electricity sector has to do with massive government corruption. It would be simplistic to say that corruption is the only problem, however. In addition to tackling corruption, sorting out this mess for good would involve undoing the country's disastrous energy policies – privatizing electricity generation and raising prices.
{{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link){{استشهاد ويب}}: صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link)One company, Derwick Associates, formed by a number of well connected young businessmen with scant experience in the power business, received about $1.8 billion in contracts from Venezuelan state companies to buy and install turbines, paying a U.S. company about $1 billion to do the work. Derwick officials said they paid no bribes to any Venezuelan officials and the prices charged by the company reflected the high costs of doing business in Venezuela.