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The Minister of Energy and Mines of Cuba, Vicente de la O Levy, appeared this Wednesday on the Mesa Redonda program on Cubavisión to discuss the situation of the National Electric System (SEN), the refining and distribution of Russian fuel and the energy transition strategy. The response from Cubans on social media was an avalanche of irony and frustration.
The paradox was immediate; as the official's appearance on television was announced regarding the plans to resolve the energy crisis, thousands of Cubans were without electricity at that very moment. This Wednesday, a deficit of 1,100 MW during the nighttime peak was recorded, a figure that reflects the depth of a crisis that shows no signs of relief.
It is not the first time that the numbers have reached alarming levels. Just days ago, a deficit of 1,630 MW left 55% of the national territory without electricity, a figure that illustrates the magnitude of the energy collapse affecting the island.
The consequences go beyond darkness. Prolonged blackouts have caused over 200,000 Cubans to lose access to drinking water, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis that spans the entire island.
Territorial inequality was also highlighted by users. Havana has gone days without blackouts, while the rest of the country continues to experience outages of up to 20 hours a day, a disparity that did not go unnoticed in the comments on social media.
The collective memory also surfaced in the reactions. Many recalled the total blackout of the SEN that lasted 29 hours and 29 minutes, one of the most severe episodes in the recent history of the Cuban electrical system.
Among the most shared comments, one stood out that summarized the general sentiment: a lot of talk, a lot of words but no results. This phrase, repeated in various forms, encapsulated the accumulated frustration of a population that has been hearing promises for years without seeing solutions.
The question that was most frequently asked on social media was as simple as it was devastating: "And with what electricity will they be able to watch the Mesa Redonda?"
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