As if daily life in Venezuela wasn’t hard enough, people across the crisis-wracked South American country will now have to add electricity to the long list of things they’ll have to do without.

President Nicolas Maduro’s government on Monday began rationing power in 18 of 24 states. The rolling blackouts of up to four hours a day are a last-minute attempt to save energy until water levels stabilize at the Guri Dam, which provides the bulk of the country’s electricity.