In Las Tunas, the most beaten province of the country by problem with water, Nine of the 142 pumping stations that operate with solar panels have been inoperative After the theft of these plates.
The incidents are concentrated in several municipalities: four in Puerto Padre, three in Colombia, one in Majibacoa and another in Jobabo, said the newspaper Granma.
As Mirta García Rojas, delegate of Hydraulic Resources explained, so far the investigations in coordination with the Ministry of Interior have not given results.
“No case has been clarified and, therefore, they have not been able to recover the stolen resources,” he acknowledged. The lack of replacement has left the paralyzed stations.
The facilities have operators during the working day, but remain Unprotected during the night.
The geographical dispersion aggravates the problem: many are found in sections, far from populated nuclei, which complicates any stable surveillance scheme.
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Given this situation, the official said that although the creation of custodian places, No measure will be sufficient without community cooperation.
“The support and energetic collective action will always be very valuable” to stop crimes, he insisted.
The impact is considerable: More than 48,000 people from 144 rural or difficult access depend on these solar stations to stock up on water.
Thefts not only slow a project aimed at extending clean energy, but also compromise the basic supply of thousands of tuneros.
These facts reflect a problem of greater scope: the Increased insecurity and Theft of resources In various provinces of the countrya phenomenon that affects both social programs and critical infrastructures, further weakening a public services system already marked by scarcity and deterioration.
