From our Bureau of Inconsistent Socialist Solutions to Crippling Problems with some assistance from our Bureau of Crazy-Ass Socialist Oligarchs
No, he wasn’t joking. He was dead serious. Crazy-ass Alfredo López Valdés, director of the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE), told Cubans yesterday that the best way to solve the island’s energy crisis is to privatize the generation of electricity home by home. Yes, this socialist/communist troll admitted that Castro, Inc. would like to make every Cuban household responsible for providing its own electricity with solar panels. Now, that’s what you call socialism with an insanely cruel capitalist twist!
“Photovoltaic systems are better than generators,” he said, “so instead of buying a generator for yourself, get solar panels..” Ay, Dios mio! Does this buffoon know how unaffordable generators solar panels are for 99 percent of Cubans? Of course he does. He might as well have said this out loud: “Let the diaspora buy this stuff.”
From CiberCuba
In a context marked by serious blackouts in Cuba, the director of the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE), Alfredo López Valdés, suggested to the citizens of the island to consider buying solar panels as an alternative to become independent from the national electric system.
His statements, in a troubled television appearance on Thursday alongside Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, have generated intense debate among the population, which also faces one of the highest inflations in the world, low wages, and the high prices imposed by the state itself.
During his speech, the executive stated that the idea is to encourage the population to choose photovoltaic systems instead of relying on power plants, suggesting that investment in solar energy could be beneficial for households in the country, which experienced a massive blackout nationwide this Friday.
“It is being promoted that instead of buying a power generator, the population can acquire a photovoltaic solar system that allows them to obtain energy autonomy,” said López Valdés.
“It is much better for the country and for the people to have a small photovoltaic system, instead of investing in a generator,” added the leader.
However, in response to the criticism from the public, the UNE rushed to clarify that the words of its director were misinterpreted and that it was a “media manipulation.”
The UNE emphasized that there is no formal plan for the sale of solar panels and that the country’s energy situation is complex and requires a comprehensive solution.
The energy crisis has severely affected the daily lives of Cubans, who endure power outages of over 20 hours a day in some areas.
Marrero Cruz said in the same appearance that the situation is extremely critical, and indicated that no short-term solution is expected.
“There are three important factors that affect the electricity generation deficit: the state of the infrastructure, the lack of fuel, and the increase in demand,” he acknowledged, although he emphasized that the lack of fuel is the most significant element of the three.
The high-ranking official stated that as a policy, they have chosen to prioritize the residential sector and that they have been “paralyzing economic activities” to ensure energy generation for the population.
Obviously he’s just making up something to “address” the problem, and they always come up with some BS or other, but what really stands out is the absolute lack of respect for the Cuban people, not just their reality but their intelligence. He might as well be openly mocking ordinary Cubans. Talk about moral bankruptcy.
Privatize, he says. With what money? The Cuban Revolution wants its people to carry the burdens of Capitalism with none of the perks. The revolution is pure evil.