A battle against darkness


By: Pedro Norat

Havana Province, Cuba. - The days when the annoying blackouts were our everyday reality are unpleasant reminders of hard times. For the sake of never returning to them, the country has devised an electricity consumption plan that befits the specific conditions of each territory.

These restrictive measures pursue that the country only spends as much electricity as it can generate, according to its financial capabilities. Such purpose demands the best use of all the existing potentialities in each home and State entity.

After an unsteady initial performance, Havana Province has now adjusted to its consumption plan.

Havana Province citizens have thus given an affirmative response to the program of adjustment to current economic circumstances.

It is worth recalling that not all of our municipalities stuck to the consumption plan assigned for this stage. Alquizar, Artemisa, Bejucal, Caimito, Quivican and San Jose de las Lajas failed to do their part.

Some of the worst results are on account of large economic units, like “Güines Cold Storage ? 5”, the Pasta Company and “Hector Molina” and “Boris Luis Santa Coloma” sugar mills.

These flaws in our province’s performance show the need of more determined and coordinated actions. We want to stay in the forefront positions and never return again to the age of darkness.

Translated by:Pedro A. Fanego

( 27.11.2009 3:20 PM )