The Electrical Company of Havana redistributes the blackout blocks

The Electric Company of Havana announced this Thursday a new reorganization of the power outage blocks in the Cuban capital, as part of a strategy that, it claims, aims to "reduce the average time of disruption due to energy shortages."

The announcement was posted on their official Facebook profile, where they shared images detailing the new layout of the circuits.

The entity explained that it conducted a technical analysis to review the circuits that, until now, have not been affected by power outages because they are linked to essential services—such as hospitals or primary sources of water supply—or are part of the protection of the National Electroenergetic System (SEN).

The new redistribution, according to official information, aims to unify those criteria to make the scheduling of the outages more efficient.

The change in the schedule due to energy deficits in the city will take effect starting Friday, July 18, at 10:00 AM.

"The strategy will ensure that at least one day a block is NOT affected," announced the company in another post.

However, the measure has been met with skepticism by the capital's population, which has been experiencing much longer blackouts than indicated by the official schedule for weeks now.

At the end of June, the Electric Company itself confirmed that power outages in the province were lasting up to 19 hours a day, despite the fact that the schedule only anticipated eight.

The company's Facebook wall has become a space where hundreds of residents from Havana complain daily about the instability of the service, unexpected blackouts, and the lack of effective responses from the authorities.

"They're pulling our leg. They say they didn't cut the power, and here we are with a spoiled refrigerator," wrote an outraged user. "They turned the lights on, and ten minutes later, they cut them off again. This is no way to live," added another neighbor.

According to the Electric Union (UNE), the energy crisis is continuing to worsen.

For this Thursday, July 17, it forecasted a deficit of 2,065 megawatts (MW) during peak hours, which exceeds the previous record set just two days earlier.

Although the government claims to be implementing measures to "balance" the distribution of power outages, in practice, public discontent is intensifying.

And if Havana is suffering, the situation in the rest of the country is even more dramatic.

In provinces like Pinar del Río, Cienfuegos, Granma, or Las Tunas, power outages lasting more than 24 hours have become the norm. In Bayamo, some people only have electricity for one or two hours a day.

The energy crisis in Cuba remains without a clear solution.

While authorities claim they are trying to reorganize what already seems uncontrollable, the population is facing not only power outages but also the collateral effects: spoiled food, damaged equipment, insomnia, unbearable heat, and a widespread frustration that grows each day.

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