SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- On the night of this Wednesday, October 2, Cubans will face a high energy deficit, one of the highest in the last dayswhen they have exceeded 1,000 MW during peak consumption hours.
“What a disaster, this is here to stay, every day more misery, there is no light at the bottom of the tunnel. If generation increases then demand increases a lot, that is, to justify the very long blackout, those numbers do not seem real to me,” said a Cuban in the comments to a note from the Electrical Union (UNE).
In your diary partthe Electrical Union warned that for the nighttime peak hour this Wednesday there would be an availability of 2,195 MW and a maximum demand of 3,350 MW, for a deficit of 1,155 MW, so they predict an impact of 1,225 MW.
With breakdowns in units 5 of Mariel, 2 of the CTE Felton and unit 6 of the CTE Renté; and with the maintenance of unit 2 of the CTE Santa Cruz and unit 5 of the CTE Renté, the national electro-energy system is unable to cover the demand.
For this Wednesday, the limitations in thermal generation are 456 MW and 50 distributed generation plants are out of service due to fuel, as well as the Santiago de Cuba lake and engines in the Mariel lake, which total 450 MW, of which 310 MW in distributed groups and 140 MW in the patanas.
“The same horror movie continues. Dear executives of the Electric Company, listen to your people who ask for clemency. Please do not affect the same circuits at dawn. Why do they do such atrocities? “Who guided them?” exclaimed an Internet user.
Cubans have reported blackouts up to 11 hours throughout the island. In recent days, the authorities came to describe the days as “tense” due to the fuel deficit and the breakdowns in thermoelectric plants.
From places as diverse as Buena Vista, Cienfuegos; Guanabacoa, Havana; Candlemas, Artemis; San Luis, Santiago de Cuba; Guanes, Pinar del Río Cubans, fed up with a paralyzing reality, agreed that the lack of electricity not only hinders daily life, but is also a health impediment.
This Wednesday, October 2, a tanker loaded with fuel from Russia would dock in the Bay of Havana, just at a critical moment for the Island, which faces daily blackouts of up to 20 hours and an acute shortage of fuel for the generation of electricity.
According to satellite tracking of maritime monitoring platforms carried out by Cuban Diarythe PVT Clara, with the flag of Panama, would arrive in the capital Cuban after leaving the port of Svetly, in Kaliningrad, on September 14. This ship, with a cargo capacity of 20,831 tons, is one of the many vessels used by Russia to transport fuel, due to the sanctions imposed by the West after the invasion of Ukraine.
Although the fuel shipment from the PVT Clara could slightly alleviate the crisis on the Island, it will not be enough to resolve the serious energy situation that the country is experiencing.
The Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, recently explained that “in the current conditions of the restricted economy in Cuba“3,000 tons of hydrocarbons are consumed daily, which means that a 20,000-ton ship is enough for a week.”
In addition, he stressed that “two or three ships are needed weekly to supply diesel, gasoline, liquefied gas, fuel oil and turbofuel.”
