In the face of the energy blockade the country is experiencing, Las Tunas is implementing a series of special measures to rationalize consumption and adapt to available resources. In this way, the National Office for the Rational Use of Energy (ONURE) must expand its oversight and control activities.
Las Tunas, Cuba.– Maritza González Llorente, director of ONURE in the province, explained to 26 that, through the provincial and municipal Energy Councils, ongoing actions are analyzed daily to eliminate obstacles and accelerate the implementation of five fundamental measures involving all society sectors.
One of the most important is the completion of the sales and installation process for photovoltaic solar systems. According to González Llorente, "these are intended for professionals in the Health and Education sectors, as well as for Heroes of Labor. The 584 photovoltaic modules already in the province must be installed before February 17th," he emphasized.
Regarding the control policy, ONURE has established that the only punitive measure to be applied to violators will be the disconnection of the electrical service. This sanction applies to all economic actors, both state and non-state-owned, who have failed to comply with the notified consumption plans.
"All those who failed to meet the consumption plan for January are having their service disconnected. This measure is notified 48 hours in advance. The minimum disconnection period is 72 hours, and the maximum extends until the delinquent party makes up the outstanding balance.
"The third measure consists of disconnecting all economic actors that consume electricity from the national power grid from the 'non-shutdown' circuits." A thorough survey was conducted to identify and separate these consumers from the lines that normally do not experience interruptions.
To reduce demand on days with lower work activity, circuit breakers will be opened in state-owned services. This measure will be in effect from Fridays until Mondays at 5:00 a.m. The National Office for Electricity Reform (ONURE) checks 100% of the entities to verify compliance and reports to the country's leadership the number of open circuit breakers and any incidents detected during that period.
Finally, progress is being made on a schedule for converting bakeries in the region so they can produce bread using firewood and charcoal as an alternative to electricity. This transformation, which is already underway, aims to guarantee a vital service while reducing pressure on the electrical system.
The National Office for the Rational Use of Energy not only coordinates the implementation of these measures but is also responsible for reporting to the highest levels of government on their progress in each province.
"We will increase monitoring on each of the non-shutdown circuits and will check on weekends, from Friday to Monday, whether the circuit breakers are open, to report incidents," assured González Llorente, while reiterating that, in this new scenario, service interruptions are consolidated as the administrative tool to guarantee energy discipline, which will remain in place until each entity recovers its excess consumption.
