A fire of small proportions in the Tallapiedra substation, in Havana Vieja, left in the municipalities of Havana Vieja, Centro Habana, Cerro, October ten and Plaza de la Revolución.
Fire, quickly controlled by firefighters, represented “a local problem that does not affect the operation of the national electrical system,” according to the journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso.
At this time, specialists work to solve the “as soon as possible”, says the electric company of Havana on its Telegram channel.
The blackout in much of the capital occurs in a day with a high electrical deficit for peak schedule, which will reach 1 635 megawatts, when demand increases.
The Electric Union report accounts for breakdowns and maintenance in several of the 20 thermoelectric production units. In addition, several generation engines are out of service due to lack of diesel or fuel.
Cuba crosses a serious energy crisis whose main causes are frequent breakdowns in thermal plants with decades of overexploitation and fuel deficit, according to the government, which also recognizes that it lacks foreign exchange to meet the needs.
The crisis is reflected in the four national blackouts that have affected the electrical service in less than six months. The last one was in mid -March, when most of the nearly 10 million Cubans were without service a weekend.
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