SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- On the afternoon of this Thursday, October 3, the electricity generation deficit exceeded the initial forecast of the Cuban authorities, which They estimated 1,194 MW missing.
A note of the official journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso indicated that at 2:00 pm. The deficit was already at more than 1,270 MW, “a figure higher than what was forecast for tonight.”
He also highlighted that in several provinces they turned off all possible circuits due to the low availability of fuel for electricity generation.
The Electrical Union (UNE) of Cuba advertisement this morning that the blackouts would simultaneously cover 37% of the national territory during peak consumption hours.
The lack of fuel and breakdowns in terrestrial thermoelectric plants would cause a maximum electrical generation capacity of 2,146 megawatts (MW) and a demand of up to 3,340 MW, for a deficit of 1,194 MW.
However, the impact (what will actually be disconnected) would reach 1,264 MW during the peak hours of October 3, which is now higher.
Seven base generation units are out of service due to breakdowns or maintenance, as well as the Santiago de Cuba and Mariel lakes, and 41 distributed generation plants due to lack of fuel.
Although Lázaro Manuel Alonso limited the comments in his Facebook report about the energy impact this afternoon, a few Internet users managed to denounce the situation they are experiencing in Cuba.
“The impact of a day of blockade is always taken into account. I wonder if the economists have already calculated how many hours of electricity the country could have with Díaz-Canel’s trip to Mexico with his wife. “Only counting that trip so as not to make the list broader,” said a Cuban.
“How long are we Cubans going to continue putting up with this,” another asked.
The blackouts this year have not given Cubans any respite and further complicate the country’s already tense energy situation. Power outages affect all provinces, reaching up to 10 hours a day, even in Havanawhere “scheduled” blackouts are implemented by neighborhood, lasting approximately eight hours.
In August, the Island recorded one of the highest electrical service disruptions in three months (39%), although still below the 45% disruption reported in February of this year.
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.
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.”
