{"id":268684,"date":"2023-04-25T18:52:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=268684"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:52:20","slug":"fuel-crisis-in-cuba-the-long-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/fuel-crisis-in-cuba-the-long-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel crisis in Cuba: the long wait"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>fuel<\/b><\/a>\u00a0crisis in Cuba seems to last forever. After several weeks of visible and growing problems with the supply, the government itself <\/span>confirmed<\/b><\/a>\u00a0that the situation would last at least until May and attributed it mainly to the \u201cnon-compliance\u201d of the suppliers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Faced with this scenario, the authorities announced a group of measures, such as prioritizing \u201cvital sectors,\u201d distributing \u201creduced capacities\u201d to avoid \u201creaching ground zero,\u201d and <\/span>restrict the sale<\/b><\/a> of both gasoline and diesel to private vehicles and to non-prioritized state services, as well as reorganizing the service by establishments and territories.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat is not the situation we are going to have in the remaining days of April and days of May. We are going to continue supplying fuel partially, in a reduced way so that the supply does not reach zero and vital services can be guaranteed,\u201d explained Minister of <\/span>Energy and Mines<\/b><\/a> Vicente de la O.<\/span><\/p>\n

The minister assured that there is a trend towards \u201cimprovement based on decisions, on things that have just been negotiated, on suppliers that are already fulfilling their commitments.\u201d But he warned that this \u201cdoes not mean that we are going to have fuel like in 2017, 2018 or a few months ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the endless lines around the gas stations have become a common part of the landscape throughout the island. Such scenes are repeated in Havana and the rest of the provinces, along with other images of empty, desolate gas stations, without cars or any fuel to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The huge lines of cars are a reflection of the fuel crisis in Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where there is \u2014 or, almost always, it is expected there will be \u2014 the lines last several days and the drivers spend the night in their cars, organizing and fraternizing among themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lines at a bakery and a gas station on Calle Zapata, Vedado, Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those aspiring to buy surrender, resigned, to the long wait. They bring their own water and food to save money, they protect themselves as best they can from the inclemency of the sun during the day and some have even improvised chess and dominoes games that have gone viral on the networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Man carries a packet of detergent in his hands, in the background people are waiting to buy fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People rectify places in the gasoline line. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Many customers keep track of the lines. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man drinks water from a thermos while he waits for the fuel to arrive. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Customers waiting for gas stations to fill up to buy fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some people comment that they have been waiting for two days for fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is not an unprecedented situation in Cuba, which has already gone through similar \u201csituations.\u201d But no less difficult, and stressful, for those who are involved in the huge lines. And also, for those who, without having cars, suffer the consequences of this crisis in their daily lives and their pockets.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some people comment that they have been waiting for two days for fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The amount of fuel per person is regulated. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our photojournalist Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez approached several of these lines this week and he offers us his snapshots as testimony of a harsh reality that hits the daily lives of Cubans today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fuel crisis in Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People push a motorcycle taxi that ran out of fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man emptied the gas tank of his motorcycle before buying fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man watches a fish being cleaned while he waits to buy fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People observe those who pour fuel at a gas station. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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