Havana/Not even with the Island in check For the “complex energy situation” the National Electrical System (SEN) experiences a respite. The predicted deficit for this Saturday, of 1,405 megawatts (MW), indicates that the stoppage of work, non -essential industries and recreational activities throughout the country does not decisively contribute to mitigate the debacle.
In Artemisa, to “face energy contingency”, the authorities have organized a sale of fuel for electric plants that will benefit 350 people. The operation, however, has its requirements: it will prioritize “those owners who collaborate in the load of rechargeable equipment (cell phones, lamps, fans), which have been previously notified by community factors.”
These are 100 residents of the popular councils of Lincoln, Cayajabo and Corojal, in addition to 50 laundry. “The remaining popular advice will benefit from the sale gradually,” he warns Artemiseño.
The “ideal”, he adds, is that those who come to buy the fuel have a Fincimex card, although it does not clarify that it will occur in the opposite case.
The plan is that in each area the settlers can find a point to recharge their electronic equipment
The plan is that in each area the settlers can find a point to recharge their electronic equipment. This gives the measure of what the authorities themselves expect from the next few days in energy matters.
One more requirement becomes worrying the measure. “The sale will be made on the CUPET March 13 at a rate of 10 liters per person,” alerts the medium, which ends: “The purchase of a larger amount is not allowed.”
The 10 liters promised will barely reach for a few hours, but the electricity union does not plan for now a significant recovery of the SEN. With the promise of incorporating three engines from Mariel, which would contribute 110 MW, the deficit would still be above 1,000, a figure that has been normalized in the Cuban reality because the missing does not fall off that the missing does not go down from that number.
The same would happen if SEN enters the broken unit of Santa Cruz del Norte, in Mayabeque, outside the game for a few days, or Unit 1 of the Felton (Holguin), which is under repair.
As for the sale of fuel for electric plants, the measure It started last November In Havana, when the gas stations in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución began to dispatch 20 liters for each client with a generator that was authorized by the municipal mayor.
If not arriving at the schedule assigned to your group or ignoring the notice, buyers must resign the virtual tail again
This type of management was extended in recent months throughout the island, and in provinces such as Havana, Cienfuegos or Holguín organize sales through numbers delivered to buyers. With the list in hand, the servicenters begin to call at certain times at certain amount of those numbers and customers come to buy the fuel, which separates from the destined for vehicle drivers.
If you do not arrive at the schedule assigned to your group or ignore the notice, buyers must resign the virtual tail again.
However, the fall of the individual quota of 20 to 10 liters reveals that the island experiences a new period of skinny cows in terms of buying oil. Last January, the Crude shipments from Venezuela – that it used to be the main oil partner of the island – they fell to a historical minimum of just 10,000 barrels per day (BPD), 65% less than last December, when they reached 29,000.
Fuel shortage has hit all the key sectors of the economy, including the harvest
Fuel shortage has hit all the key sectors of the economy, including the harvest, halfway and already in precarious conditions. In the province of Artemis it was not until Friday that the central November 30 started, three months after the start of the campaign was declared.
“Since we started are 31 days of harvest and we should not have problems to fulfill the plan,” explained the directors of the ingenuity to the press, yes, “if the necessary fuel enters.”
In a context of blackouts that last 20 hours or exceed the day, the word of the Cuban regime is one: “savings.”
