Venezuelan private manufacturing grew 8.1 per cent during the first half of 2026, according to the latest Industrial Business Conditions Survey. The growth occurred despite power cuts, fiscal pressure and financing difficulties facing the sector.
Electricity cuts represent one of the main limitations for the national industry. According to survey data, these interruptions have reduced almost half of the available productive hours in the manufacturing sector.
The business organisation Conindustria proposed a "Bridge Law" aimed at alleviating the tax burden on the sector and reactivating access to credit. The measure seeks to mitigate the effects of the energy and fiscal crisis affecting private industry.
