Cuba’s Scarce Electricity Hobbles the Few Industries Left
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This Saturday, a large part of Cuba will again face a day of blackouts that plunge it into darkness and that according to official estimates will impact 42 percent of the country during the time of greatest demand between the afternoon and the night. The state service provider, Unión Electrica (UNE) reported that the effects will extend throughout the day, in a new episode of a persistent energy crisis. UNE, an entity attached to the Ministry of…
Cuba has endured twelve months of a total energy crisis, with power outages averaging 20 hours, four national blackouts, countless breakdowns, a paralyzed economy, and growing social weariness. Furthermore, experts say, it's difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel. Blackouts have become the number one problem for Cubans, who are unable to store food in their refrigerators, conduct banking and other bureaucratic transactions, charge m…
There is daily electric rationing of up to 20 and a half hours, amid promises, breakdowns and fatigue among the population.
Cuba’s Scarce Electricity Hobbles the Few Industries Left
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The state-owned electricity company Unión Eléctrica (UNE) plans this Saturday to shut down throughout the day that will simultaneously affect 42% of Cuba during the afternoon-night hours, when energy consumption increases.
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