Controversy over blackout hour differences between Havana and the provinces: "Have empathy"

The recent measure by the Electric Company of Havana to implement "solidarity" blackouts of two hours in the capital has generated a strong controversy on social media.

While Havana prepares to face power outages, many citizens from the provinces have expressed their outrage, pointing out that these interruptions are not comparable to the long hours of blackout that they endure daily for several years.

The trigger for the controversy on social media was a Facebook post by the user Pedro de Jesús López Acosta. After expressing his discontent, the Cuban criticized what he considers unequal treatment between Havana and the rest of the provinces.

According to López Acosta, while in the capital the blackouts are justified by "emergencies," in the provinces they occur constantly and for long periods due to a deficit in electricity generation. In his opinion, this situation is evidence of the "shamelessness" and lack of "empathy" of the authorities.

López Acosta's words resonated among many Facebook users, who shared their frustration over what they consider an inequitable distribution of blackouts.

López Acosta indicates in his post that Havana could be consuming up to 25% of the country's electricity, which raises questions about the proportionality of the cuts compared to the rest of the provinces.

For its part, the Electric Company of Havana asked the capital's population to adopt savings measures to avoid overloads on the networks and reduce interruptions, something that has been perceived as a late and inappropriate request by many residents of the provinces.

This episode underscores the rising tensions between the capital and the rest of the country, amid an energy crisis that seems never-ending.