The blackouts make it difficult to access information for the people on the Island, vulnerable to the imminent impact of Hurricane Melissa.
LIMA, Peru – LIMA, Peru – La Unión Eléctrica (UNE) reported this Sunday that the national electrical system will remain in a serious situation, with blackouts in about 53% of the territory due to the strong generation deficit.
In its daily note, the state company acknowledged that the service was interrupted for 24 hours on Saturday, October 25 and that the effects extended throughout the early hours of this Sunday. The maximum disconnection of the previous day occurred at 7:50 p.m., with a deficit of 1,809 megawatts (MW).
Among the main incidents this Saturday are the breakdowns in Unit 3 of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE), Unit 2 of the Felton CTE and Unit 8 of Mariel.
Likewise, maintenance is carried out on Unit 2 of the Santa Cruz CTE, Unit 4 of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes CTE in Cienfuegos and Unit 6 of the Diez de Octubre CTE, in Nuevitas.
The UNE recognized that there are 492 MW out of service due to thermal limitations. In addition, problems persist due to lack of fuel, with 76 distributed generation plants inoperative (721 MW) and 162 MW unavailable due to lack of lubricant, totaling 883 MW affected by this cause.
The situation will worsen during peak consumption hours. According to the state electricity company, at the night peak demand will reach 3,200 MW, while the available generation will be only 1,560 MW. This will generate a deficit of 1,640 MW, with an estimated impact of 1,710 MW, equivalent to 48% of the national territory.
Electricity outages exceed 20 hours a day in eastern provinces, while in Havana blackouts reach up to 10 hours a day. The situation, especially these days, makes it difficult for people on the island to access information, vulnerable to the imminent hurricane impact Melissa.
“In Granma, one of the provinces that is expected to be hit by Hurricane Melisa, our power is being cut off for more than 20 hours and three hours of service at any time. You can’t see a part, any information. It’s all a disaster,” user Alexander García Guerrero commented on the UNE profile.
“In Guantanamo, the northern area lasts three to four hours a day. Now apart from the virus that is ending, a hurricane that will hit us soon and real and timely information is needed… Without words,” lamented the Internet user identified as Mabel Figueras.
“East without power and with hardly any information to know about the disheveled Melissa. 18 hours for God’s sake or to charge the phones,” denounced Vivian Batista Machado, another user.
The energy crisiswhich has been dragging on since mid-2024, is due to breakdowns in obsolete thermal power plants, scheduled maintenance, lack of fuel and lubricants, in addition to the paralysis of dozens of distributed generation engines and poor government management.
