Miami, United States. – The Electric Union (UNE) of Cuba advertisement that the blackouts will simultaneously cover almost half of the national territory at the peak (late-night) schedule this Thursday.
UNE also indicated that electrical service interruptions are due to the fuel deficit and maintenance faults and work in the units of operational terrestrial thermoelectric plants.
The State Company specified that they are out of service, by breakdowns, Unit 5 of the Thermoelectric Central (CTE) Mariel, the CTE Antonio Guiteras (the main one in the country), Unit 5 of CTE Nuevitas and Unit 2 of the CTE FELTON.
Also, this Thursday there will be an affectation of 193 megawatts (MW) for “thermal limitations” and 279 per fuel deficit.
Specifically, for this Thursday the state company calculates a maximum electricity generation capacity of 1,675 MW and a maximum demand of 3,180 MW. The total affectation will reach 1,575 MW in the so -called “peak schedule”.
Before the total blackout of October 18, 2024, most of the provinces of the island only had three hours of electric service per day, a situation to which most of the Cuban territories have returned, except for Havana, Provincial headwaters and some localities linked to essential services.
After a slight improvement, in recent weeks the blackouts have recounted again and have affected up to 53% of the country simultaneously. However, the effects do not exceed October 2024, when it occurred The “total disconnection” of the National Electroenergetic System (SEN) for several days.
In May last year, the Cuban ruler, Miguel Díaz-CanelHe said the country would experience “prolonged” electric cuts until June due to maintenance work in the energy system. This measure, according to the authorities, seeks to reduce interruptions during the months of July and August, when consumption is greater.
“We are going to have prolonged maintenance until June to minimize the discomfort of the blackouts in the summer, especially in the months of July and August,” said Díaz-Canel in the sixth episode of his podcast From the Presidency. The ruler made it clear that the total absence of blackouts cannot be guaranteed: “We cannot commit ourselves to no blackouts. Due to the current conditions of the system, that commitment is not possible now, ”he said.
The blackouts further complicate the already tense energy situation of the country and not only deteriorate the economic performance of Cuba, which has been plunged into a serious crisis, but also the trigger for anti -government protests. The most notable July 11, 2021the largest in decades, and more recently on March 17 in Santiago de Cuba and other locations.
