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The Granma Electric Company reported this Saturday that most municipalities remain without electricity following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, while some circuits and essential hospitals are gradually being restored amid criticism over the lack of information.
Only the Celia Sánchez Manduley, Hermanos Cordovés, and Fe del Valle hospitals have electric service, along with areas of Pilón, Guisa, Campechuela Pueblo, and Banda Ecil, where the connection is maintained for communication purposes with the provincial dispatch, as specified in the daily recovery report of the electro-energy system released by the broadcaster CMKX Radio Bayamo on its Facebook profile.
However, the report confirmed the failure of the microsystem that supplied electricity to the municipality of Bayamo, where work has already begun to resynchronize the network.
It was also noted that the La Sabana Photovoltaic Solar Park is ready to join the National Electric System (SEN).
Among the actions for the day, the authorities are prioritizing the repair of transmission substations in the Río Cauto municipality, one of the most affected areas, and announced the arrival of the "Ignacio Agramonte" contingent from the Camagüey Electric Company to expedite the recovery.
However, the population is reporting on social media that electricity has not returned to large areas of Bayamo, Veguita, Manzanillo, and Campechuela.
"Since Tuesday, there has been no electricity in Veguita, and according to the news, we were not affected. What world are we living in?" wrote a user.
Others claim that "only the special circuit of Bayamo has electricity and the rest is in complete darkness."
Several citizens also called for better communication with the public, as suggested by Adrián Acosta Rosales, who requested that daily reports be announced in the streets “via the Party's propaganda vehicles” due to the lack of data on mobile devices.
Provincial authorities insisted on not touching downed wires and reporting outages through the official channels at 188-88, while acknowledging that safe access to several settlements is still not possible, which complicates repair efforts.
The National Electric System (SEN) faces this Saturday, November 1st, another critical day, with widespread blackouts across the country, and a particularly severe situation in eastern Cuba, where the hurricane left behind floods, structural damage, and hundreds of communities without electricity.
For the evening peak hours, the electrical system itself anticipates a deficit of 1,090 MW, which could result in blackouts lasting over 10 hours in most provinces.
The eastern areas will continue to be the most affected, as Hurricane Melissa left downed power lines, damaged transformers, and flooded substations.
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