Cuba continues to have problems and is now asking the population to “prevent energy waste”

The Cuban authorities in the electricity generation sector have started the hot month of July with requests for private and state savings especially in the capital Havana, descriptions of the current situation of the island.

All in a context where the local press is making headlines the increase in international oil prices due to sanctions on Russia.

The residents of Havana, with two million inhabitants, were the subject of an appeal by the authorities of the Electric Company, a state body, to “prevent energy waste” that can promote “exceptional conditions”, including on electricity cuts, that the country has to face.

“Havana can do a lot more for control of electricity. Actions in the state sector, in the residential sector and in the new economic players seek greater impact in the face of the exceptional conditions that the country is experiencing “, said the body, quoted by the newspaper of the capital Tribuna de La Habana.

strong demand

“There is rigor in the actions promoted today by the municipal and provincial energy councils with the large consumers of the province, subject to daily checks,” a company executive told the newspaper.

He pointed out that “there are more than 1,550 individual groups and 40,000 state groups” that require permanent monitoring because represent 80% of consumption of the city “, according to the official assessment.

A complaint from the same source underlined that in the houses of Havana “the demand is very highbasically during the night peak “, that is the period of greatest demand.

The organizations that support the savings campaign in neighborhoods and cities “promote awareness-raising strategies about it”.

Another message from Grandstand of Havana he reminds the private sector that it “has a privileged tariff that has been approved to promote its growth”. “Unlike the state, they are not governed by an energy plan and pay what they consume, but they have a duty to contribute to savings,” explained the electricity company.

Since May, as the tropical summer approaches, the government has intensified the daily information on the situation of electricity demand on the island and on power outages. or “blackouts” that cause that situation.

“There is a visible official interest in keeping people informed about it and in maintaining savings programs,” said a local expert consulted by ANSA. “The situation of the cuts will also remain”valued.

war and oil

This Saturday the Electric Union, the national state company of the subsidiary, announced “the risk of damage (NDR service interruptions) due to low reserve levels “to address the shortage.

Breakdowns in three production units of three large thermoelectric plants and “maintenance” in others have been announced. In addition, the Cuban press maintains information on the international oil market, particularly those relating to sanctions against Russia.

the digital magazine Cubadebatepublished in Havana, cited international sources such as financial services firm JP Morgan Chase & Co and Bloomberg with warnings of that the price of oil could rise to around $ 380 per barrel “if the West continues its policy of sanctions against Russia and imposes ceilings on fuel prices”.

“According to specialists, the G7’s attempts to reduce the revenue that Moscow receives for every barrel of oil sold could trigger countermeasures. Russia can reduce its daily crude oil production by five million barrels without causing serious damage to its economy.” ensured art.

He added that “a decrease of three million barrels in Russian daily production it could raise the cost of oil to $ 190and one in five million would double prices, $ 380, a scenario with serious consequences for other nations, “Cubadebate stressed.

ANSA agency

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