Power infrastructure failure cuba

[Alistair_Heaton]

‘There is no money’: Cuba fears total collapse amid grid failure and financial crisis

Repeated blackouts leave residents concerned about food, water supply and Cuba’s future

www.theguardian.com

Lack of maintenance and zero capital investment.

 

[davidbeach]

And the expected result of that is...?

 

[FacEngrPE]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/26/cuba-power-grid-failure-financial-crisis

the guardian
Antonio Guiteras was built in 1989, and is now battered and obsolete. “The truth is that it was built rotten,” said the engineer. He told harrowing stories of working with faulty safety equipment, political management who would disappear when problems arose and a system long pushed to its limit.

“There was a scheduled maintenance programme, but it was never followed,” he said. “The requirements were too tight. We were told: ‘The factory has to produce, so patch it up.’”

And now there is no money to pay for the backlog of maintenance or the fuel.

Engineering can't pick up the pieces when there are no resources other than "Pointing Fingers".

 

[3DDave]

Might as well point at the impoverished around you where their car broke down and they haven't money to pay for repairs.

Puerto Rico has similar problems and is backed by the most powerful nation in the world.

 

[Alistair_Heaton]

I would be concerned in the area about the amount of contamination which could occur through various sources and substances.

 

[ALK2415]

These are Rich countries (southern of US) filled with natural resources and smart dedicated people.
The reason is obvious:
Putting/changing/manipulating rolling governments of such countries only controlled/done by "One Player" and he enjoy seeing others miseries/struggling, so others would say "socialism systems are bad"

 

[dik]

...and for socialist countries, look at what China has accomplished in the last 50 years. They have brought a billion of their citizens out of poverty. Their infrastructure in some instances far exceeds that of the US.

 

[3DDave]

I wish I could make a knee-jerk reaction that China is at a C or D level in comparison except so much infrastructure in the US has an F rating.

Examples: Washington Bridge in Rhode Island; Fern Hallow Bridge in Pittsburgh.

 

[dik]

I would suggest that a lot of their infrastructure is at an A or B level, not C or D. Their streets are safe and clean.