Oct 21 (Once Noticias – Mexico) The Federal Electricity Commission also offered its technical support to Havana for the prompt restoration of electricity
The Government of Mexico , through its embassy in Havana , offered support, including technical assistance, to solve the energy emergency that Cuba has been facing for several days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reported on social media.
To this end, Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez has maintained permanent contact with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla .
While the Mexican Embassy in Cuba is working with the relevant authorities to provide updated information on the situation, the following emergency lines have been made available to its citizens in that country:
The ministry added that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) also offered its technical support “for the prompt restoration of electricity” on the island.
Electricity restoration progresses in Cuba
Nearly 90% of Havana residents had their electricity restored on October 21 , the fourth day of the national blackout in Cuba, although several provinces in the country remain without service, the Havana Electric Company said.
The almost complete restoration of electricity in the capital of 2 million inhabitants was announced by Havana’s energy company, while tropical storm “Oscar” passes through the east of the country, leaving houses without roofs and destroyed, according to the latest report.
“According to the Havana Electric Company, 768,810 customers on 301 circuits have electric service in Havana, representing 89.3% of the total,” the state-run news portal Cubadebate said , citing the company.
Since October 18, the Cuban government declared an “energy emergency” following the collapse of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant , the most important in the country.
Last weekend, authorities made great efforts to restore the service, but without success. As a result, the president of this country, Miguel Díaz Canel, acknowledged that the situation of the electrical system was “complex.”
Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba
In the midst of a blackout, Cuba suffered the arrival of Hurricane Oscar on October 20 on the east coast of the island, which hit as a category one, before being downgraded to a tropical storm a few hours later.
“The greatest damage is in the province of Guantánamo (east), especially in Baracoa, Imías, Maisí, with major flooding,” the Cuban presidency reported on its X account.
Oscar also caused the total or partial loss of homes in Baracoa, where strong winds blew away roofs and walls of houses and knocked down poles and trees, according to state television, without showing images.
In four provinces in the east of the country, home to 10 million people, authorities have announced protective measures for the population, including evacuations in areas at risk from flooding.
