Videos spread on social networks show dozens of people marching through the streets in the middle of the dark, including children.
Lima, Peru – A citizen protest took place on Saturday night in the town of Gibara, belonging to the province of Holguín, after residents spent more than 24 hours without electrical service.
Widespread videos In social networks They show dozens of people marching through the streets in the middle of the dark, including children, raising the voice to the shout of “Put current!” and “freedom.”
The images show the growing discomfort of a population that faces prolonged blackouts for more than three years, in a context of generalized economic crisis.
This week was especially critical on the island due to a new collapse of the national electrical system that left almost the entire island off.
According to the state electric, in the night peak of September 13, the demand would reach 3,400 MW, while the available generation will be only 1,602 MW. This would generate a deficit of 1,798 MW, with an estimated affectation of 1,868 MW, equivalent to 55 % of the national territory.
Electricity cuts exceed 20 hours a day in the provinces of the East, while in Havana the blackouts reach up to 10 hours a day.
The Energy crisiswhich crawls since mid -2024, obeys breakdowns in obsolete thermal plants, programmed maintenance, lack of fuel and lubricants, in addition to the stoppage of tens of distributed generation engines and bad government management.
