AREQUIPA, Peru – The Cuban Electric Union (UNE) received a donation from the Chinese Communist Party at the headquarters of the GEYSEL entity. It involved 10 generators with which it hopes to improve the island’s energy capacity.
A report on Facebook The entity indicates that the generators will provide about 18 MW for the energy system. Two of the units will be assigned to engine sites in the province of Sancti Spiritus, while the other eight will operate in Cienfuegos.
The ceremony, held last Tuesday, was attended by leaders of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), as well as the Chinese ambassador in Havana, Juan Con, and authorities from the Ministries of Energy and Mines and Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment.
Cuba remains mired in a serious energy crisis and on Wednesday, September 18, prolonged power outages were reported affecting several provinces of the country and generating growing unrest among the population.
According to the UNE report For this September 18, an availability of 1,930 megawatts (MW) and a maximum demand of 3,250 MW are estimated for the nighttime peak hour, for a deficit of 1,320 MW, so if the expected conditions continue, an impact of 1,390 MW is forecast during this time.
He interactive map of blackouts CiberCuba records 445 power outages nationwide, with some municipalities particularly affected by prolonged interruptions.
Camagüey leads the list with the highest number of reports, totaling 68 outages. The most affected municipalities are Camagüey, Guáimaro and Jimaguayú. These regions are experiencing some of the longest blackouts in the country, lasting up to 14 hours. Guáimaro experienced a 9.6-hour blackout, while Jimaguayú suffered one of 14 hours, ranking among the longest in all of Cuba.
In the province of Cienfuegos, the situation is especially worrying. The blackouts last an average of six hours, with the main city suffering 35 reports and an average of seven hours without electricity. In Aguada de Pasajeros and Palmira the interruptions They can last more than seven hours.
Pinar del Río is also facing significant power outages. The average duration of blackouts in this province is four hours. In Consolación del Sur, the average duration of outages amounts to 5.6 hours, while in in Viñales and Guane the cuts range between three and five hours.
Havana, although reporting fewer outages compared to other provinces, continues to deal with blackouts affecting municipalities such as Cerro, with 17 interruptions and an average duration of 4.1 hours. In La Lisa, a blackout lasted more than eight hours, showing that the capital is not immune to the crisis.
Eastern provinces such as Holguín and Granma also report frequent blackouts. In the capital of Holguín, the average duration of outages is 2.5 hours. Manzanillo, in Granma province, has recorded interruptions of up to 5.7 hours.
