The Cuban regime, unable to end the endless blackouts affecting the population, advised on social media this Monday that after several hours of disruption, once the service is restored, people should not connect all their devices at once to avoid overloading the system.
The recommendation to avoid "more blackouts" came from the Provincial Government of the People's Power in Camagüey, which warned on its Facebook profile: "An overload can affect and trigger transformers, which could result in longer periods of disruption to the electrical supply."
Lastly, he said: “The population is advised to gradually use the equipment according to their priorities, once the desired electricity supply returns,” as if that were the magical solution to “make better use” of the brief moments of light after more than 16 hours without power.
The most ironic part is that the post was accompanied by images that the government considers “high consumers”: an air conditioner and an electric stove. These are precisely two essential appliances for Cubans, as the former alleviates the stifling heat and the latter is indispensable for cooking meals.
The "recommendation" has faced harsh criticism on social media for the absurdity of asking the population not to connect their devices just when electricity is finally restored after endless blackouts.
The Camagüey journalist José Luis Tan Estrada expressed his dissatisfaction on Facebook: “Provincial Government of Camagüey, are you going to replace the milk and food that have spoiled?”
Although absurd and incredible, this is not the first time the government has shared recommendations of this kind.
In 2020, the regime requested, through the state newspaper Granma, to freeze water and leave it outside the refrigerator to save electricity, among other recommendations that became the subject of mockery on social media.
The official news portal highlighted the importance of freezing water bottles overnight and leaving them out during the day, in order to avoid opening the refrigerator so often.
Previously, the Cuban government had called for "small measures" to conserve electricity.
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