Madrid Spain.- Faced with the energy crisis that the country is going through, the Cuban government authorized the non-commercial importation of power plants with a power greater than 900 volts, according to a resolution published this Monday in the Official Gazette of Cuba.
It is authorized “temporarily, the import of power plants with a power greater than 900 watts, whose reference value in Customs exceeds the maximum value of two hundred (200) United States dollars allowed to be imported by air, sea, non-commercial postal and courier services”, specifies the Ministry of Finance and Prices (MFP).
The measure will be in force until December 31, 2022.
Resolution 218/2022 also states that “a tariff rate of 30% will be applied for the payment of the Customs Tax to the excess of the load that corresponds to tax”
In mid-August, a series of customs provisions had come into force that allowed up to two power plants to enter Cuba as part of accompanied luggage, taking into account the value and power so as not to exceed the permitted limits.
The Cuban authorities clarified that the recent modification is due “to the effects on the residential sector that still persist, as a result of the energy deficit caused by breakdowns in the national electricity system.”
However, the commercial sector has also been affected by the energy crisis in the country and the self-employed have seen their businesses affected, for which they have had to resort to the purchase of an electric plant to guarantee the generation of electricity.
A reportage published by CubaNetrevealed that after the measures of the past August 15th, The demand for these plants skyrocketed and, consequently, so did their prices, due to the unusual rise in the dollar and the euro in the informal market.
Luis Alberto, one of the self-employed interviewed for said report, who has a powdered condiments and biscuit factory that he usually sells wholesale to other self-employed workers, explained that during the last month production has been notably affected by the power blackouts. more than six hours during business hours.
“If they cut off my power during the day, then I have to summon the workers at night, who don’t perform the same, but I was having a lot of losses,” said Luis Alberto.
“I have already solved the problem or I looked for another one,” added Luis Alberto, who recently paid 155,000 pesos for an electric plant to guarantee the generation of electricity in his business.
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