Provincial and state press reports that demand for liquefied natural gas has skyrocketed in response to the increasing number of blackouts in Cuba.
This is reported by Escambray, a newspaper from the province of Sancti Spíritus, which points out that due to the increase in “planned blackouts due to insufficient generation in the National Electricity System,” the demand for liquefied gas in the territory has grown.
“Escambray's lens captured the hustle and bustle at several fuel outlets in the city of Sancti Spíritus this morning, where lines are multiplying these days,” they published.
Thus, it is possible to see residents "on motorcycles, bicycles, cars... seeking liquefied gas from the points of sale to their homes."
Recently, the local newspaper reported on the opening of a new gas sales point in Sancti Spíritus.
The Territorial Fuel Marketing Division's Base Business Unit stated that this location "responds to a long-standing demand from more than 7 customers who until now were concentrated in a single location."
In December 2020, the government reported on the reduction in the price of a 10 kg cylinder of liquefied gas in Cuba, from 213 Cuban pesos to 180.
BLACKOUTS IN CUBA
This Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez acknowledged that "difficult days lie ahead for electricity generation, and it is necessary to provide the population with as much information as possible."
He admitted that "the energy situation in Cuba is tense, due to a shortage of generating capacity and fuel oil."
The president insisted that the blackouts in Cuba are "also a result of the blockade."
"There are those who don't believe it, but the effect is real," he said, according to a report. Prensa Latina.
According to the latest report from the Cuban Electricity Union, units 6 and 7 of the Máximo Gómez CTE, units 1 and 3 of the Ernesto Guevara CTE, unit 4 of the Diez de Octubre CTE, and unit 3 of the Antonio Maceo CTE are out of service due to breakdowns.
Also, due to maintenance, the unit 2 of the CTE Otto Parellada, unit 6 of the CTE Lidio Ramón Pérez and unit XNUMX of the CTE Antonio Maceo.
Who invented the diabolical system for buying gas? Getting up at dawn, waiting in line, and then when they start serving the population, there are 15 physically disabled people, 2 people with disabilities, and 5 in the queue. Take the order, leave the gas, and return after 9:XNUMX p.m. to pick up the full one. What a crazy idea! The car came around XNUMX:XNUMX a.m. and took the empty ones and returned at noon with the full ones. What a complete absurdity! It's crazy. I certainly don't understand anything, and the gas touts there, with their thick faces, are always the same. Until when?