Madrid/A breakdown in the electricity grid this Sunday night left a large part of Havana, including hospitals and the main sources of water supply, which recovered the electric fluid after two in the morning. As a result, Unit 6 of the Máximo Gómez de Mariel, Energas and Moa thermaltricas
The initial failure occurred on the substation of Naranjito, affecting those of prince, melons and tallapiedra. The number of affected circuits was multiplied by almost all the municipalities of Havana: Arroyo Naranjo, Boyeros, October 10, Plaza de la Revolution, Cerro, Centro Habana, Havana Vieja, Playa, Lisa, Marianao, San Miguel, Cotorro, Guanabacoa and Havana del Este.
After 3:30 in the morning, the electric company of Havana announced that they already had an electric service of Arroyo Naranjo (Los Pinos, Vieja Linda, La India, heights of the viper), October 10 (Monaco), Boyeros (Santiago de Las Vegas, Wajay,), Cerro, Centro Habana, San Miguel and Playa (Cubanacán areas, Querejeta). Some users residing in the aforementioned circuits protested to continue without light, while the UNE asked for patience in the face of the “gradual” restoration.
Some users residing in the aforementioned circuits protested to continue without light, while the UNE asked for patience in the face of “gradual” reestablishment
The electric company (UNE) has not reported the breakdown in its Facebook account, although it did specify that it would keep the channels of the instant messaging groups updated. In its Telegram account, UNE simply explained the transmission function that has an electrical substation, as well as to establish the deficit in 1,500 megawatts in the early morning.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines, first to give the alarm, said that the causes of the incident were investigated, opening the door to all kinds of speculation. The doubts multiplied by the impact on the Moa engines, a diesel -based power plant located more than 900 kilometers from the place where the fault occurred.
In social networks it is noticeable that discomfort is not limited to the Cuban capital, exceptionally affected by this partial disconnection. From all provinces they rained criticism for what is being an infernal summer with the highest electricity deficits since data has been. From Matanzas to Mayabeque or Guantanamo, the messages of tiredness and discontent did not stop, including reproaches to the unfulfilled promises of the authorities – which months ago assured that since July things would improve – and the excessive investments in tourism that does not arrive.
“Or all this is your lie to not say that you were left without fuel or the remove and put that you have formed is accounts”
“The causes are two” – a user snapped. Or all this is your lie not to say that they were left without fuel or the remove and put that they have formed is accounts. No electrical system is created for turning and off that you form. And much less ours, which has been working for years. ”
In the midst of this situation, it is expected The imminent exit of the Pin Turkish Suheyla Sultanthat last night he was still working in the Bay of Havana but whose march was announced by the technical director of the UNE, Lázaro Guerra, who attributed it to “commercial reasons.”
“Actions are being taken so that this condition does not aggravate the effects of the service we are having,” added the engineer and although the disconnection for this Saturday was expected, Sunday was still active. The 240 MW that the pinn can contribute in case of working to the maximum of its capacity will seriously aggravate the situation, in the middle of August.
