2024-03-18 19:31:53
The incessant blackouts in Cuba have tired its residents, who, this Saturday night, took to the streets of Holguín to protest the terrible electrical service.
In several videos that were published on social networks, you can hear that Cubans banged pots and pans and took to the streets to demand the restoration of electricity, after hours in darkness.
⚠️⚠️Flora Distribution in Antilla, Holguín… cauldrons ring after hours of blackout… your saucepan rings #Cuba! pic.twitter.com/r43unQqza5
— Mag Jorge Castro???????? (@mjorgec1994) March 17, 2024
The videos show almost nothing, since they were captured in the middle of the blackouts, where everything was dark.
Also read: Scheduled blackouts announced for this Saturday in Cuba: “Interruption cycles of 8 and 9 continuous hours for 3 hours of electrical service”
According to reports, the demonstrations were recorded in Antilla and Cacocum, in the province of Holguín.
???????????? Caserolaso in Antilla Holguin ????.
It is time for national unity against the dictatorship, the cry for freedom has to sound harsh.
Long live freedom ???? fuck down the Castro-communist dictatorship #Cuba#Caserolaso pic.twitter.com/bQ2XeZVj2a
— Cuba Global News CGN (@CubaGlobal2024) March 17, 2024
The Electrical Union of Cuba announced scheduled blackouts throughout the country, with interruption cycles of up to eight and nine continuous hours, and three of service.
Apparently, this measure was not followed in many parts of the island, where blackouts that lasted more than 15 hours were reported.
Read more news: Scheduled blackouts announced for this Saturday in Cuba: “Interruption cycles of 8 and 9 continuous hours for 3 hours of electrical service”
According to the Informative Note of the Electrical Union of Cuba, on Friday the service was affected due to a capacity deficit during the 24 hours and the incapable company has not managed to restore the service and avoid blackouts.
“The maximum impact during peak hours was 1,331 MW at 8:00 p.m., coinciding with peak hour. The availability of the SEN at 07:00 hours is 1672 MW and the demand is 2600 MW. An impact on the schedule of the average of 1,300 MW is estimated,” reads the publication.
CACOCUM, a municipality in the province of Holguin. People came out of their homes to protest. Several cacerolazos in different towns. There are places where it exceeds 15 hours without power. This begins.
— El Makina Opina (@FrankElMakina) March 17, 2024
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