Residents of a neighborhood in Santiago de Cuba reported being without electricity for 16 hours due to a short circuit. The Electric Company, despite having promised greater efficiency after receiving new vehicles, has not resolved the issue.
Journalist Yosmany Mayeta reported on Facebook this Monday that some residents of the Altamira neighborhood had been without electricity since the previous day, following a short circuit that occurred at five in the afternoon.
The person who filed the complaint explained that they called the Electric Company, and 16 hours later, the issue had still not been resolved.
A few days ago, the Santiago de Cuba Electric Company held a political event to receive new vehicles intended to reduce response times to electrical service interruptions. However, this promise has not been fulfilled, as reports of incidents continue to accumulate without timely solutions.
"The reports and posts on the page exceed 12 hours of incident reporting," Mayeta stated.
The journalist shared another situation that had also not been resolved.
In another incident, a pole fell along with the transformer on the Caney road, near the cabaret, impacting several families.
The young woman who filed the complaint noted that the Electric Company had not come to resolve the issue: “Everything is still the same, and it has even shifted more because only the cables are holding up the pole that supports a little horse.”
In July, an electric pole fell in the city of Santiago de Cuba, and the delay by the Electric Company in addressing the issue led residents to question whether the regime was prepared to face the rains and winds brought on by hurricanes during the current hurricane season.
Journalist Mayeta posted on Facebook about the incident that occurred on Segunda Street in Sorribe, between Cuabitas and Patricio Lumumba, denouncing that the local government's inaction puts the population at risk, as the street remains open to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
In April, a group of houses in the Altamira neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba were without electricity for several hours after some wires caught fire, highlighting the deplorable condition of the electrical infrastructure.
Furthermore, the delay by the Electric Company in resolving the issue highlighted the poor management of the entity.
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