In recent hours, the recent ruling by the National Office for the Control of Rational Energy Use (Onure) has been making headlines in Cuba, further restricting the entry of appliances and technologies with low energy efficiency.
This measure will affect the import of these goods, which are currently sold by both state-owned stores and MSMEs.
La resolution, which follows two previous regulations established in 2021, will expand the range of regulated equipment. According to René Martín Páez, senior specialist at Onure, the regulated equipment will be distributed in Tiendas Caribe, Cimex, Palco, and MSMEs.
Induction by traditional resistors
Martín Páez emphasized that if the population replaced resistance stoves with induction cooktops, the country could save 760 tons of fuel annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2,3 million tons.
In the context of energy efficiency, Martín Páez defended the use of induction cookers, which have an efficiency of between 75 and 80%, higher than that of pressure cookers and rice cookers.
He also highlighted the potential savings of LED lighting, which could save 200 tons of fuel and prevent the emission of 600 tons of carbon dioxide annually. These lamps consume 35 to 40% less energy than fluorescent lamps.
The electricity generation crisis in Cuba has worsened due to overexploitation of machinery and insufficient resources to acquire the necessary fuel.
This problem is part of a multi-causal crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tightening of the United States economic embargo, and insufficient government measures to mitigate the situation.
The International Renewable Energy Fair, held at Pabexpo in Havana, served as a platform to showcase these initiatives. Among the participants was the private SME Renova, which demonstrated its commitment to promoting energy-efficient technologies.
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It's true that more efficient stoves and lamps save fuel, but I wonder where the induction cooktops are? And even LED lamps are lost. If the government sold them in every establishment, people would surely buy them, and we'd all save money.
Okay, let's replace the electric heating elements with induction cookers... who's going to sell them to me? It's already announced that they're going to sell them to me in MLC, a currency I'm not paid in... but which I can't buy at a convenient official exchange rate proportional to my salary... the other option is MSMEs, which charge an arm and a leg for those stoves... what's left for me then? Well, nothing, keep hitting the resistance, dear sir, that's all I can afford... and I deeply regret not joining in the savings that do so much good for the country...
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The blame for what we Cubans are going through in the country is on you, you say, COVID, and the blockade. Don't tell any more lies. We are no longer blind or stupid. We all know what's going on. The big leaders and their families are living it at the expense of us, the Cubans of the past.