Mexico City, Mexico.- “It is reported that there is an affectation from the province of Matanzas to Guantánamo, until now the causes are being investigated, it will be reported in a timely manner once the failure is clarified,” the Cuban Electric Union said this Saturday ( UNE) in a brief informative note.
For the second time in the week a blackout almost general on the island. However, today’s has a greater magnitude.
For his part, the official Cuban journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso echoed the news in his social networks. The reporter indicated that the “disconnection of the national electrical system” affected ten Cuban provinces.
As recently reported on national television by the technical director of the Unión Eléctrica (UNE), Lázaro Guerra, the situation was caused by human error at the 220 Kv Matanzas substation. This caused a fault that left two thirds of Cuba without power, from Yumurino territory to Guantánamo.
This incident occurs just five days after a general blackout was reported that covered seven provinces, from Ciego de Ávila to Guantánamo. According to official spokesmen, it was caused by a fire in a sugarcane field, located in a border area between the provinces of Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila. A version that has been questioned by independent experts.
“Disconnection occurred in the eastern part of Cuba due to failure of the 220 thousand volt lines that are between Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Ávila. Probable cause could be a fire in a cane field, yet to be confirmed. Work is being done to restore the system, it will take between four and five hours,” said the state entity, in charge of this sector. The conditions of the national electric power system are deplorable.
The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) in the province of Matanzas, one of the largest of its kind in the country, is in “extremely critical” conditions, said Vicente de la O Levy, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines, during the broadcast. of the Round table last Thursday.
In addition, he pointed out that it is scheduled to enter maintenance during the second half of 2023, so the near future is not optimistic. This thermoelectric plant left the National Electroenergetic System (SEN) two days ago due to an electrical failure in the use of a plant.
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