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Since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, the province of Holguín remains completely in the dark, as confirmed by the Holguín Electric Company in an informational note published on their official Facebook page.
The entity specified that currently only some state centers with their own generators have electricity, while the rest of the territory —including the island system and the connection to the National Electric System (SEN)— remains without service.
"Today, the strategy is to send technical personnel to assess the circuits and determine the extent of the damage and outages at all voltage levels," reported the company, which added that two support teams from Mayabeque and Ciego de Ávila are already in the province, ready to begin repair work once the damages have been quantified.
It was also reported that mixed brigades from various companies, coordinated by the Defense Councils, are participating in tree cutting and waste collection tasks to clear work areas and expedite recovery.
The Electric Company explained that there are two possible ways to restore the service: one, by creating an isolated system ("making an island") with the available distributed generation; and the other, by reconnecting the system through the Holguín-Nuevitas line, coming from the province of Camagüey.
The local generating units are reviewing the technical conditions for their startup, and it is expected that, once certified, they will be able to begin operating to provide electrical service to part of the territory.
"Throughout the day, a better forecast of the circuits and the system will be available," concludes the official statement.
The situation in Holguín once again reflects the fragility of the Cuban electrical system, which suffers constant collapses due to technological deterioration, lack of investment, and dependence on the regime's unstable energy resources.
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