about 200 people they went out into the street at dawn this Tuesday in Alcides Pino, one of the 21 popular councils of Holguín, to protest the prolonged blackouts suffered by the city.
“Turn on the current, pinga”, was the majority cry of the people, between the sound of saucepans and the horn of cars and motorcycles that accompanied the large demonstration, broadcast throught social media.
One of those recordings was made by a user who said: “It’s time to ask for freedom for the people of Cuba”, a cry that was answered with gestures of assent by the crowd. “Join!”, yelled at passers-by who watched the march.
Some of the protesters had their faces covered with their own sweater, something that did not happen on July 11, 2021. Many of those imprisoned for those protests were arrested after being identified in the videos broadcast, that day and the following, in social networks.
Alcides Pino is part of the more than twenty places in Holguín that, as reported by the Electric Union of Cuba, would suffer a power cut between 12 at night and 6 in the morning
Alcides Pino is one of the more than twenty places in Holguín that, as reported by the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE), would suffer a power cut between 12 at night and 6 in the morning and would only have electricity again. from that time until 6 pm this Tuesday.
Since the first demonstrations against the blackouts, on July 15, in the Palaces (Pinar del Río), therefore, the protests are adding up throughout the Island, which is suffering an unprecedented energy crisis. On August 5, the same day that the gigantic fire at the Matanzas Supertanker Basehundreds of people demonstrated in the Parque Martí de Cienfuegos demanding an end to blackouts, which in some areas last up to 14 hours.
Electricity shortages, however, are far from easing. The official media reported this Tuesday morning that the current deficit is expected to be 837 MW – the previous day, the forecast deficit of 991 MW was finally 1,246 MW – and that, despite the fact that the Antonio Guiteras plant, near the Matanzas fire and disconnected this Monday due to lack of fuel and water, it is in the “boot process”, many other drives are out of order. Using the usual euphemism in these cases, the authorities described the situation as “very complex”.
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