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Cuban sugar mills diverted to generate electricity
HAVANA, Cuba, October 13 (Ariel Delgado
Covarrubias, UPECI / www.cubanet.org) -
Nine sugar mills are in full production
even though the sugar harvest has not yet
started; they are generating electricity
to alleviate the energy crisis in the country,
said Sugar Industry Minister Oscar Almazán,
although he did not specify which sugar
mills are involved.
He did say that by the end of October,
16 mills will be added to the power grid.
Sugar mills usually generate power when
they are operating, a necessity since they
tend to be the only sign of civilization
for miles around. During operation, they
generate electricity by burning the spent
husk of the sugar cane. The mills producing
electricity now are burning oil.
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