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HAVANA, September 4 (Manuel David Orrio, CPI / www.cubanet.org) - State
enterprises in Havana were formally warned of possible cuts in electric service
if they continued using more electricity than their allocations call for. The
warnings were issued at meetings called by the Ministry for Basic Industry, the
entity charged with monitoring the government’s energy policy.
The city of Havana has a daily allocation of 9.5 gigawatts (billion watts)
per hour, but in August consumption rose to 10.5 gigawatts, according to sources
in the Electricity Savings Program of Cuba.
At least part of the increase is attributed to government enterprises’
failure to shift consumption to non-peak hours, generally accomplished by
changing working schedules. The thrust of the program is directed at saving
fuel, which Cuba must import with scarce foreign exchange.
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