In Lawton, Havana, 137 Hours of Blackout in One Week

In addition to being without power for more than five days, the Havana neighborhood is also suffering from a lack of water / Amy Goodman/ FlickrIn the Havana neighborhood of Luyano, residents collected 70,000 pesos to replace a broken transformer, but in the end it couldn’t be done. Por 14ymedioHAVANA TIMES – In the Lawton neighborhood, in Havana’s Diez de Octubre municipality, residents experienced a power outage lasting all of 137 hours, from August 2nd to 8th. The energy situation in the country is driving Cubans to desperation, and the situation is far from improving this Monday. Thermal power plants contribute 40% of the energy mix and are fueled by domestic crude oil. Read more from Cuba here on Havana Times.