San Francisco de Paula, in the capital municipality of San Miguel del Padrón, has had barely an hour of electricity a day for over a month, a situation that has sparked new complaints about the lack of responses from the authorities, according to a report shared on social media.
Through her Facebook profile, CubanSandra Gonsalez directed a message this Saturday to those in charge of managing the electric supply and questioned the prolonged deprivation of service in that Havana locality.
"We have been in agony for months; they only give us one hour of electricity every day, and it has been more than a month now. I ask them, how much longer will this last?" wrote the resident, who also expressed suspicions that some workers might be selling electricity.
"It is not possible; we never get chosen. The people of San Francisco are already tired of this agony," added Gonsalez, who questioned the passivity of the government, the Communist Party, and other institutions in light of the repeated complaints from the neighbors.
Among the numerous comments on the post, several questioned the operation of the S516 circuit, which serves San Francisco de Paula and nearby neighborhoods such as Las Piedras, Bella Vista, Alturas de San Francisco, Emilio Mola, and Merceditas.
According to residents, power outages can last for 24 to even 36 consecutive hours, while neighboring areas like Revoledo and Prosperidad experience virtually uninterrupted supply.
The testimonies from the neighbors describe a continuous deterioration. In October, they claim, they only had electricity for three nights, and so far in November, they have barely experienced two nights, with only two hours of service.
Inequality in distribution also fuels suspicions of favoritism and irregularities. One resident claimed that employees of the Electric Company justified the situation by arguing that "San Francisco never manifests."
The same neighbor reported that circuit S516 is frequently affected without the interruptions being reflected in the company's reports, which, according to her testimony, keeps even the Ministry of Energy and Mines uninformed about what is happening in the area.
In addition to the power outages, there is a lack of water. One resident stated that E Street, between Santos and Caraballo, has gone six months without receiving water service through the pipes. Other neighbors also reported the accumulation of garbage in the streets and the impact of the simultaneous lack of electricity and water on families, including children.
"It is inhuman, almost irrational what is happening with the S516 circuit, not to mention the children who, like us, are psychologically affected," warned a mother.
The indignation expressed by Gonsalez also reflects the frustration over the lack of solutions. "They don't want the people to get angry," he wrote, before asking again whether electricity is being sold by those responsible for its distribution.
The situation is reminiscent of what seems to be happening in Circuit 1242, in the Playa municipality, where a resident recently reported outages lasting over 20 hours while nearby areas remained lit.
Complaints about possible privileges in the power supply have emerged since the Electric Company abandoned the block outage system in July and began managing interruptions by circuits.
Since then, reports of corruption and illegal electricity sales in Havana have also multiplied. The Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party, Roberto Morales Ojeda, , although he downplayed its scope by attributing it to "four or five" workers.
This Thursday, it was reported that more than 309,000 people in the Cuban capital are still affected by water supply issues, according to data provided by the company Aguas de La Habana. The general director of the entity, Yosvany Rubí Bazail, stated that the figure has decreased from over 500,000 affected individuals recorded on November 5th.
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