During the highest consumption schedule on the afternoon of this Saturday, about the middle of the country will have blackouts, according to the projections of the State Company Electric Union (UNE), with cuts scheduled for the whole day.
Several areas of the country such as the city of Cárdenas, in Matanzas, and the province of Cienfuegos have been without electric fluid; While in Havana increased electrical service interruptions at six hours for several times a day.
According to the most recent part of the UNE, the real affectation will reach 1 405 megawatts in the peak schedule, while the deficit will be 1 335.
In addition, UNE reported breakdowns and maintenance in six of the 20 thermoelectric production units (distributed in seven centrals). In addition, 53 distributed generation centrals and a floating central (Pinana) are out of service due to lack of fuel (Fueloil and diesel).
According to a report of the newspaper Granma, Yesterday they had synchronized three of the four planned generating units, as is the case of the 6th of the Antonio Maceo Central (Renté), in Santiago de Cuba, and machines 5 and 6 of the Central Ten de October, in Camagüey.
Quoted by that means, Lázaro Guerra Hernández, director of Electricity of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, said that a level of stability in the distribution of fuel was achieved towards the floating centrals of Havana, as well as a part of the engines of the distributed generation, which conditioned that “the deficit in generation capacities would decrease.”
Guerra Hernández said that Mariel’s Patana should receive fuel this Friday, which would contribute to the national electrical system between 100 and 110 more megawatts.
It is kept out, by breakdown, Unit 1 of the Lidio Ramón Pérez Central, in Felton, in Holguín, and machines 2 of the Central de Santa Cruz del Norte; the 3 and 4 of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes central, in Cienfuegos; and the 5 of Renté.
Postponed in Cuba the sports activities of the weekend for the energy crisis
The Caribbean island recorded this week the highest deficit rate so far from 2025 and in at least the last two years with 57 % of the country in the dark at the same time, So the government ordered to suspend classes and work activities for two days.
Even this Saturday, the sports activities planned for this weekend due to the aggravation of the energy crisis were postponed.
“Considering the energy situation that the country presents, and with the aim of contributing to energy saving, the sports activities planned for this weekend in the National Calendar of INDER are postponed,” said the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) in a statement diffused by Hit.
The aggravation of the electrical scenario hits strongly the depressed Cuban economy and, logically, to families throughout the island, which must also deal with the deep and sustained economic crisis. However, the authorities ensure again and again that the situation must improve as the strategies and measures already announced begin to bear fruit.
