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The sale of liquefied gas (LPG) has been halted in the province of Granma due to the depletion of fuel at the plant in Santiago de Cuba, reported the Territorial Commercial Fuel Division through a statement released by the official media CNC TV Granma on Facebook.
According to the official note, the availability of LPG at the Santiago plant is currently exhausted until further notice, which has resulted in a complete halt of sales in Granma and has caused dissatisfaction among consumers who rely on this fuel for their daily cooking needs.
The entity regretted the inconveniences caused and requested the public to stay alert to its official channels, where an eventual resumption of service would be announced. However, comments from users on the company's Telegram channel reflect a growing frustration over the brief duration of the supply, which is said to have started around the 19th of this month.
"They haven't even been selling for 15 days," questioned user Luis Javier Milanés Merconchini, while Marisol Londres García expressed, "They started selling on the 19th, and there are already none in stock... how long is this going to last?"
Other consumers noted the direct impact on daily life. Ana Margarita Ayala Macía stated that, due to the lack of gas, they must continue "struggling with firewood" to be able to cook, a situation that is occurring in several areas of the country.
Although the marketing company thanked the public for their "understanding" and offered apologies, the new suspension of service again highlights the chronic instability in the supply of domestic fuels, a problem that constantly affects Cuban families and forces them to resort to precarious and unsafe alternatives.
The gas shortage adds to other daily deficits—power outages, food scarcity, and transportation difficulties—that continue to deteriorate living conditions in the province.
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