The Cuban baritone Ulises Aquino Guerra published a strong denunciation this Thursday on Facebook regarding the unequal distribution of electricity in the Havana neighborhood of Kholy, where he claims that the circuit in which he lives and works received only 55 minutes of power over six consecutive days.
In his post titled "The 'Socialist' Distribution of Electricity," the founder of the company Ópera de la Calle detailed that this Thursday the situation was even more extreme: "we just received 4 and a half minutes of electrical service."
What most outrages the artist is not just the lack of resources, but the inequality: while their circuit accumulates minutes of light, other sectors of the same municipality receive two or more hours of energy per day.
"55 minutes of electricity in 6 days is not a very socialist distribution," wrote Aquino, ironically questioning the regime's discourse on social justice.
The singer also pointed to a possible political reason behind the silence in Kholy, a neighborhood in the Playa municipality known for housing officials and leaders: "Sometimes I think that since high-ranking officials and dedicated comrades of the government and the State live in this neighborhood, they cannot protest or make noise."
However, he clarified that there are also humble families living in the area, people in informal settlements and public housing, and that everyone has the same right to electricity.
With his usual biting tone, he warned: "There are also people like me who haven't touched pots, but play other musical instruments, and I can get under the skin of those who don't distribute the miserable electricity we all have the same right to with consistent sense."
Aquino clarified that his text does not constitute a formal complaint: "It is an initial call to attention, because I know of people who are suffering much more."
The publication comes at the worst moment of the Cuban energy crisis in 2026, with the National Electric System registering a available generation of only 990 MW against a demand of 2,830 MW, resulting in a deficit of 1,813 MW and a maximum expected impact of 2,090 MW.
The country has experienced seven total collapses of the electrical system so far this year, with the most recent occurring on August 3, and a historic deficit of 2,341 MW recorded on July 9. The Electric Union warned in August that the situation could worsen between September and December due to overlapping maintenance and breakdowns at various thermoelectric plants.
The inequality in the distribution of power outages in Havana has been a constant source of discontent. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz ordered a review of the circuit rotation in May to distribute the outages more equitably, while the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, justified the differentiated treatment of the capital for technical reasons related to the DAF circuits.
It is not the first time that Aquino has raised his voice holding the government accountable for the energy crisis. In July, he directed an open letter to Minister De la O Levy demanding his resignation and that of the entire government due to the electrical collapse.
"If there was no energy security, there were no guarantees. Why were so many hotels built? Hotels that would be connected to the same grid and the same SEN as the people of Cuba," he questioned.
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