MADRID, Spain.- Cuba will begin this week with more blackouts, since a maximum affectation of 800 MW is estimated due to a deficit in generation capacity during daytime hours.
As reported by the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE), this Monday the limitations in thermal generation will be maintained with 206 MW, while, in distributed generation, 992 MW will be unavailable and 702 MW in maintenance.
For peak hours, power outages are expected in up to 39% of the country. Although the entry of 104 MW in diesel engines is estimated for this time, there will be an availability of 2,004 MW and a maximum demand of 3,200 MW, for a deficit of 1,196 MW, which means an affectation of 1,266 MW.
During the night of this Sunday, the maximum impact was 1,050 MW at 6:00 p.m., coinciding with peak hour, of which 19 MW were due to the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, the entity said on its social networks.
The service was restored at 03:43 am today and at 04:59 am the service in the National Electroenergetic System (SEN) began to be affected again due to a lack of generation capacity.
At this time, units 6 and 7 of the CTE Mariel, unit of the CTE Otto Parellada, unit 3 of the CTE Santa Cruz, unit 4 of the CTE Cienfuegos, unit 4 of the CTE Nuevitas, unit 2 of CTE Felton and unit 6 of CTE Renté. The CTE Guiteras unit, CTE Nuevitas unit 5 and CTE Renté unit 3 are undergoing maintenance.
Blackouts due to breakages and faults in the obsolete Cuban thermoelectric plantslack of fuel and scheduled maintenance have been common for several months on the Island.
Although the Cuban government announced last September that it intended to reduce blackouts before the end of 2022 with repairs and new investments, the island’s outlook has not improved. On the contrary, the lack of electricity has generated popular protests throughout Cuba.
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