A resident of the Callejado circuit, in the Granada area near the Cayajabos highway, in Artemisa, has been without electricity for eight consecutive days and has documented it in a series of videos posted on Facebook that reflect the extreme exhaustion of a community abandoned by the authorities.
Yuni Eddy Eimy Albo, identified as the author of the posts, describes a situation of total collapse: no electricity, no water, and no institutional response of any kind.
"The Callejado circuit is the most affected circuit in all of Artemisa. And no one cares. There are no children here, there are no elderly people, there is no one. We are like dogs," he stated in one of his videos.
The direct cause of the prolonged blackout is the theft of the dielectric oil from the transformers in the area, a phenomenon that has spread throughout Cuba in 2026. According to the whistleblower, the authorities themselves removed the security for these equipment in order to avoid paying the salaries of three people, leaving the transformers vulnerable to vandalism and looting.
"Now they let it be destroyed like everything else in this country, and there’s nothing left. They took the windows, broke everything inside," he recounted.
Now, as he explained, the authorities are trying to recover the old oil to reactivate the transformers, without a defined date for a solution.
The lack of electricity brings with it the lack of water. A generator was brought to the neighborhood well for three hours, but the water only reached the nearby residents; those living in the higher part of the neighborhood were unable to supply themselves.
Before the total blackout, the circuit was only receiving two hours of power each day. The complainant also points out that an alternative electrical connection was found for the community of Toledo, while it was not for her neighborhood.
"Why was Toledo given this one or hooked up to it? Why didn't they look for us an alternative to connect from another side?" he asked.
Calling the electricity company is also pointless: "The phone rings and it's for nothing," he reported, noting that neither the governor of Artemisa nor any other authority has stepped up.
In her posts, the woman describes the daily impact with a rawness that resonated with thousands of Cubans: "Your daughter tells you, I'm hungry, and there's no bread. Because no one is making bread because there’s no electricity to do it. You have to keep improvising with charcoal."
Your report is not an isolated case. The theft of dielectric oil from transformers has become one of the main causes of prolonged blackouts on the island during 2026. In February, a theft in circuit 1570 of the municipality of Artemisa left around 4,000 people without electricity. The accused was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sabotage. Despite the exemplary sentences, the problem persists: Las Tunas has recorded 11 thefts so far this year and Ciego de Ávila reported more than 1,000 liters stolen.
Artemisa is one of the provinces most affected by the energy crisis. More than 225,000 people —65% of its population— do not receive water regularly due to power outages and the deterioration of pumping equipment. On Monday, residents of the El Henequén neighborhood in Mariel took to the streets after more than four days without electricity, in a wave of protests that is spreading across multiple municipalities in the province.
"When the people protest or when they say something they shouldn't, as they put it, it's easier to imprison everyone. That's simpler. But providing us with a solution, finding alternatives to get us back on track," concluded Yuni Eddy Eimy Albo, summarizing in one sentence the regime's logic in the face of the collapse facing their community.
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