At good progress electrification in the mountains of Candelaria

Artemisa, Cuba - The electrification of homes in the mountain area of the municipality of Candelaria is progressing everyday through the German project of collaboration Karen; there are only three homes left to achieve the total of houses of this territory electrified.
Zaida Fernández Valdés, head of collaboration of the Council of the municipal Management, who leads the task, reported that at this stage they should electrify 19 homes; in recent days were concluded 16, the other three are still pending due to the inclemency of the weather. She added that as far as possible they can get up there again, in three days the finish the work. Zaida explained that the project is running by workers of COPEXTEL, which are working uninterruptedly.
Translated by Lorenzo Raúl Alonso López
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