A fire In the municipality of La Sierpe, he endangered the photovoltaic solar park on Tuesday of that town, when about 250 hectares of the pasture around him were devoured by the flames.
According to Escambray, The fire began after yesterday afternoon and expanded until near the photovoltaic park, although finally the place did not suffer damage and is currently in operation.
Although the causes are still investigated, the note indicates that the rapid expansion of the fire occurred by the “intense drought of the place”, basically dedicated to cattle grazing. No damage to animals is reported, “or other facilities in the area,” says the report.
At different times, electricity generating systems in Cuba have been affected by fires, which sharpen the energy crisis suffered by the country for several years.
Fire leaves “serious” damage to the two units of the Cienfuegos thermoelectric plant
In mid -January, a fire in the control rooms of the two units of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes thermoelectric plantof Cienfuegos, caused “serious damage” in both facilities, paralyzed since last October. The cause was an electrical accident that did not cause injuries or fatalities, beyond “some other case of lack of air”, treated in the hospital for “prevention.”
In 2022, two fires occurred in the plants of Mariel and Felton left significant damage that so far could not be solved. Neither Mariel or Felton’s unit 7 have worked again since then, although in the case of the second the recovery works are kept.
Cuba crosses a prolonged energy crisis in recent years, due to repeated breakdowns in its thermoelectric plants, with decades of exploitation and a chronic investment deficit, and the lack of fuel, due to the lack of currency to import it.
