The recent massive blackout that left Cuba without electricity for more than 24 hours has sparked the buying and selling of coal through social media, in a country where people rely on electricity to cook food.
According to reports from citizens on social media and independent media, the lack of energy has led many Cubans to turn to coal as an urgent alternative for cooking and maintaining certain daily activities.
On the social network Facebook, dozens of ads circulate in buy-and-sell sites from desperate people looking for coal.
Journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada has documented how long lines have formed in Santiago de Cuba to acquire this resource, essential in households due to the prolonged absence of electricity.
The Cuban regime started selling coal in some areas prone to protests last Friday.
With the supply of liquefied gas also limited, the price of coal has experienced a significant rise, which has generated tensions between supply and demand.
In Las Tunas and Camagüey, charcoal stoves were sold for up to 3000 Cuban pesos.
Cuban authorities confirmed this Saturday that only 11 percent of the national power grid has been restored.
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