CUBA NEWS
January 13, 2003

FROM CUBA
Theft affects electric service in Santiago de Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, January 9 (www.cubanet.org) - The continued theft of supplies has had serious repercussions in the level of service rendered by the electric and telephone companies in Santiago de Cuba province.

The two companies, along with the railroads and the Sugar Ministry suffered the greatest losses during the last year.

Reports include the theft of 21,000 meters of telephone and electric cable, and 800 liters of the oil that cools electric transformers, which ended up causing blackouts and disruptions in railroad, factory, hospital and school services.

And that may be just the tip of the iceberg. According to independent union activist Jorge Luis Ferreiro, the official data only take into account crimes in which the perpetrators were caught.

"The theft of perimeter fencing from the electric substations, of transformers and even of light poles is constantly going on," Ferreiro said.

Ferreiro also pointed out that the magnitude and prevalence of the thefts result in increased crime in the streets due to the lack of light and the death of several people in the last few years who were electrocuted while tampering with the cables.


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