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The historian and professor Alina Bárbara López Hernández reported this Saturday that the building where she resides has been without electricity for over 100 hours, a situation worsened by the breakage of a neutral wire that caused a surge and damaged electrical equipment of several neighbors.
According to the testimonial on their Facebook profile, the last time the service was restored for just two hours, there was a malfunction in the pole corresponding to the property.
Then "a voltage surge of 168 occurred, which damaged the equipment of several neighbors," such as electric pots, induction stoves, batteries, televisions, and motorcycle chargers in various homes.
López Hernández explained that since the moment of the outage, residents have repeatedly called the electric company to demand repairs.
The complaint, registered under number 7,503, has not received an effective response. According to the explanations provided, the repair requires the presence of a technician from the company to assess the damages, but so far, none have shown up, despite assurances that there is always one on duty.
The activist also reported that a vehicle from the electric company passed through the area with a ladder included, but refused to check the outage when the residents requested it, claiming that it was not their responsibility to address that issue.
In the absence of a response, residents plan to go to the Government and the headquarters of the Communist Party on Monday to demand a solution.
The post generated numerous reactions on social media. Several users shared similar experiences, reporting damaged appliances due to power outages or the lack of response from local authorities regarding prolonged electrical failures.
The case occurs amid the deep energy crisis that Cuba is experiencing. According to the Electric Union, the National Electric System (SEN) experienced disruptions throughout Saturday and early Sunday due to a generation capacity deficit. The peak impact reached 1,999 MW.
According to the official report, the peak hours are projected to have a maximum demand of 3,050 MW and an estimated deficit of 1,730 MW, which could result in impacts of up to 1,760 MW.
Authorities attribute the crisis to malfunctions in several thermoelectric units, scheduled maintenance, and limitations in thermal generation.
The island has been experiencing prolonged daily blackouts for months, a consequence of the deterioration of power plants, fuel shortages, and frequent failures in the energy infrastructure.
The prolonged power outages have led to multiple potbanging and citizen protests over the last 10 days, including one that took place on Friday night in the town of Morón, Ciego de Ávila, where protesters burned and looted the local headquarters of the PCC.
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