Media Isla is without power this Monday, according to the Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE) itself. in their networks and confirmed 14ymedio with sources in different affected provinces.
In a brief note on its Facebook account, in which it did not allow comments, the UNE says that “a failure occurred in the 220 KV network [kilovatios]” between Sancti Spíritus and Nuevitas that caused the “total disconnection” of the electrical system “in the Central-Eastern zone, affecting the provinces from Ciego de Ávila to Guantánamo.”
Subsequently, the Ministry of Energy and Mines explained in a tweet that “the cause of the disconnection was the fire in a cane field in the area”, without specifying which area it is, and assured that “they are working on restoring the system”, which “will take between four and five hours”.
The city of Camagüey lost electricity shortly after 1:00 p.m., an interruption that paralyzed life in a town that lived with some hope of relief from blackouts
The city of Camagüey lost electricity shortly after 1:00 p.m., an interruption that brought life to a standstill in a town that was experiencing some hope of relief from the blackouts it had experienced in recent weeks.
This is the biggest fault in the national network since last September 27, when The National Electric System completely collapsed and the Island was left in the dark for several hours.
After continuous and prolonged blackouts from the second half of 2022which caused the latest mass protests On the Island, the Government sold as a triumph that at the beginning of the year there were hardly any effects on the network. But the optimism did not last long: since then, the authorities advanced that between January and April there would be cutsso that the electrical system “is prepared” for the greatest demand during the summer.
Although the regime had promised “brief” blackouts, some provinces experienced, at the end of last January, blackouts up to six hours straight.
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