LIMA, Peru – Correos de Cuba published this Monday the prices in Cuban pesos (CUP) of the solar panel kits it sells in the midst of the deep electricity crisis that the country is going through.
In a message spread on social networks by its subsidiary in Sancti Spíritusthe state company detailed that the available photovoltaic systems range between 2,530,000 and 4,895,000 CUP (5,060 dollars and 9,790 dollars at the current exchange rate), depending on the capacity (5 kW to 12 kW), generating criticism for their inaccessible prices for the majority of Cubans.
According to the cost published, a Cuban with an average salary on the Island of 4,200 CUP would take about 50 years gathering all his income to purchase the cheapest kit on offer, which is also equivalent to 602 months of his effort.
“Correos Sancti Spíritus promotes clean energy! Innovation and sustainability at the service of our community,” says the company’s publication.
The information disclosed ensures that each kit includes inverter, batteries, electrical protections, panels and complete wiring. However, the offer does not include the installation service, which would have to be assumed by the buyer.
“Prices can be subject to change according to market conditions,” the publication warns.
While the companies of the Castro regime advertise on social networks from indolence and distancing themselves from the reality of the Island, the population continues to face the challenges of an increasingly dollarized system, in which the national currency loses its purchasing power.
At the same time, Cubans face the worst energy crisis in decades and suffer from long blackouts on a daily basis.
The causes of the collapse are multiple and structural in nature. An important part of thermal generation is out of service due to breakdowns or due to prolonged maintenance, which reduces the production base on which the system is supported.
Added to this are the limitations in distributed generation, affected by the fuel shortage and basic supplies, which has left dozens of engines and support plants inoperative.
