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Set your watches
• Cuba is going back to the regular
schedule
AFTER three years of remaining on a summer daylight
savings time schedule, Cuba’s National Electrical
Union decided to go back to its normal schedule
during this month of October.
On
Saturday night, October 28 going into Sunday,
October 29, at 01:00 , watches should be set back
one hour – going back to 00:00 hours – returning to
the normal schedule, which in Cuba is known as the
winter schedule.
The
measure of using daylight savings time has become
generalized in several countries, given that during
summertime, days are longer and it is easier to take
advantage of the sunlight.
In
winter, the days are shorter because sunset comes
earlier and the electricity demand goes up
because of less natural light.
In
Cuba, because of electricity generation shortages,
it was decided to maintain the summer daylight
savings schedule for three years; however, the
country is now in a position to produce all the
energy it needs, which is why it was decided to go
back to the regular schedule.
The remodeling of thermoelectric plants and their
adaptation for consumption of Cuban crude oil; the
installation of alternative generating plants and
the repair of distribution networks have made it
possible to increase and guarantee electricity
generation in the country. (Navil García)
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