In a land full of oil, he can't generate enough electricity to support the nation? Power plants DO run on oil.

Advising women to stop using hairdryers because they look better natural is another thing, but not using a hair dryer because there is an energy crisis going on is a whole other thing. Obviously then, a lot of people are not buying the president's argument, especially women, who were quick to complain that the energy problem had been foretold a decade ago, and no adequate measures were taken. And things, like not blow-drying the hair, are not going to help, as the problem is far worse now.

A woman from Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, told Al Jazeera, "If the President thinks that not blow drying our hair is going to help then the problem is far worse than we thought."


http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/women-are-not-impressed-with-new-idea-of-drying-hair-naturally-to-curb-energy-crisis-in-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-stop-hair-dryer-electricity/1/638833.html

https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2016/04/11/maduro-venezuelans-turn-off-hairdryers/

“During this 60-days period the hairdryer should have minimum use. Do you think you can do it, women? The clothes dryer and the hairdryer are high energy-consumers. The iron too. We must raise awareness about this,” he said.
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This implies that industries, businesses, and shopping centers shall acquire their own power sources. They will be put to work for nine hours instead of the four hours previously agreed upon.
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The Electric Power Minister, Luis Motta Dominguez, made a report on the Guri dam’s current situation, claiming that the water level has dropped about 30 meters. Some experts say the South American country is on the brink of a national blackout.

The Guri artificial lake is the fourth largest in the world and part of the Simon Bolivar Hydroelectric system. The Venezuelan government blames the weather phenomenon El Niño, but engineers say that the crisis is due to three factors: mismanagement of water resources, the unavailability of electric generation in the thermal park, and drought.

Wish there was someone here who could preach at me re: how Venezuela is so progressive compared to the evil capitalist USA...

... yet communications regarding irons and laundry are explicitly targeted at women (even when the presumably-male state employees have two months off)?

I'm sure all those ladies are just dying to hear how the dictator likes his women to look.