As a result of contamination and the decrease in the flow of raw water after valve manipulation operations at the Matanzas supertanker base, the Antonio Guiteras power plant interrupted electricity generation this afternoon.
According to specialists, the water level was insufficient to adjust the demineralization treatment to the demands of the industry, which required around 60 cubic meters per hour.
The technicians of the Electrical Union and Energy and Mines evaluate the possibility that a leak has been registered in the water walls of the boiler, a consequence of having received fluid contaminated with salt water.
Everything seems to indicate that it is necessary to allocate at least a prudent period of time to evaluate and repair possible damage to the boiler, and restore the volume of water and its quality.
