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Between 80 and 90 families from the Frutas Selectas circuit in Matanzas have been without electricity for several days since Friday, June 27, due to a fuse that blows every time the area's transformer is energized, and no technician has come to replace it, according to a report published on Facebook by journalist Yuni Moliner.
What makes the situation particularly striking is not the breakdown itself, but its apparent simplicity: neighbors claim that the solution could take just a few minutes, and that the affected transformer is located very close to the spot where the electrical personnel perform daily circuit opening and closing maneuvers.
"The rest of the circuit receives power, but that transformer remains disconnected because no one comes to replace the fuse," wrote Moliner, who added that the same staff that carries out those daily operations could restore the service by simply replacing the part.
The affected families are not only dealing with this specific outage: the Frutas Selectas circuit is one of those that remains off for the longest hours in Matanzas, which means these homes also lose the few hours of service they would typically receive under the blackout rotation scheme.
The consequences are concrete and cumulative. According to Moliner, "foods that are lost, heat, mosquitoes, difficulties in preserving the little that can be bought, and impacts on the water pumping of the so-called CTC Plan that benefits several communities in the area."
Residents clarify that they understand the seriousness of the national energy crisis, but they cannot explain the inaction regarding a problem that could be resolved quickly.
"What they can't seem to understand is why a problem that they claim can be resolved in a few minutes ends up dragging on for days. I don’t understand it either," wrote the journalist.
For Moliner, the diagnosis is clear: "If that is indeed the source of the malfunction, then the discussion shifts. It is no longer a technical problem, but rather an organizational one."
The case occurs in the context of the most severe electricity crisis that Matanzas is experiencing, officially declared the most affected province in the country in April 2026.
The province has a total of eight substations out of service, 63 damaged transformers, and over 200 pending fault reports, just in the capital municipality.
In June, some circuits recorded 85 consecutive hours without electricity.
At the national level, the National Electric System is operating this Thursday with only 1,100 MW of available capacity against a demand of 3,200 MW, a deficit of approximately 2,100 MW that leaves more than 65% of the island with outages exceeding 22 hours daily, according to data from the system itself.
Cuba suffers blackouts with that deficit while nine of the country's 16 thermoelectric plants remain out of service.
The political paradox did not go unnoticed: just days before this new accusation, the first secretary of the PCC in Matanzas, Mario Sabines Lorenzo, celebrated that the province achieved the status of "Outstanding" in the competition for the 73rd anniversary of the assault on the Moncada, while entire circuits were experiencing over 70 hours without electricity, which sparked a wave of outrage on social media.
"The real question is why, if the problem is known and apparently has a quick solution, days go by without anyone intervening," concluded Moliner.
"In a scenario where every hour of electricity has immense value for the population, losing it for avoidable reasons is a luxury that no public service should allow itself," he added.
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