MADRID, Spain.- The National Electric System (SEN) is already integrated, reported the Electric Union of Cuba. However, most of the country remains without electricity.
According to the UNE, “the isolated systems of the western and eastern regions were synchronized”, which “is an important step for the recovery of the service”.
In the provinces from Pinar del Río to Mayabeque, 557 MW are affected due to effects associated with the damage caused by Hurricane Ian that hit the country last Tuesday, and the effects will decrease “as the damages are restored,” the UNE indicated. in your briefing note this Friday. The situation in the rest of the provinces is even worse.
Units 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Mariel thermoelectric plant (8 in the process of starting up), located west of Havana, are out of service due to breakdowns; the Otto Parellada, in the capital, and units 1 and 3 of the Ernesto Guevara, in Santa Cruz del Norte. As well as the Antonio Guiteras plant, in Matanzas, unit 4 of the Nuevitas power plant (Camagüey), unit 2 of Felton, in Holguín and unit 4 of La Rente, in Santiago de Cuba.
For this Friday’s peak hours, the entry into operation of unit 8 of the CTE Mariel with 75 MW, the completion of the Puerto Escondido unit with 10 MW, the completion of unit 4 of the CTE Cienfuegos unit with 100 MW and the use of 68 MW in diesel engines.
On September 26, a blackout occurred throughout the island. Since then, very few regions of the country have seen service restored.
This situation led hundreds of Cubans to demonstrate in the afternoon and evening of this September 29. One of the protests took place near the capital’s hospital known as La Covadonga, in which Cubans were protesting the lack of electricity for four days. Neighbors in the area told CubaNet who have lost food that has cost them a lot to buy.
Another demonstration occurred in Saint Francis of Paolawhere the regime sent uniformed repressors in order to control the situation.
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