Among the main incidents for this Saturday, nine thermoelectric units out of service are.
Lima, Peru – Electric Union (UNE) He reported this Saturday That the national electrical system will maintain a serious situation, with blackouts in about 55% of the territory due to the strong generation deficit.
In its daily note, the state company acknowledged that the service was interrupted during the 24 hours on Friday, September 5 and that the effects extended throughout the morning of this Saturday. The maximum disconnection of the previous day occurred at 8:40 p.m., with a deficit of 1,939 megawatts (MW).
Among the main incidents of this Saturday are the breakdowns in Unit 3 of the Thermoelectric Central (CTE) Cienfuegos, Units 3 and 5 of the CTE Renté, Unit 2 of CTE Felton and Unit 8 of CTE Mariel.
In addition, the unit 5 of the CTE Mariel, Unit 1 of CTE Felton, Unit 2 of the Santa Cruz CTE and Unit 4 of the CTE Carlos Manuel de Céspedes are in maintenance.
The situation will be aggravated during the highest consumption schedule. According to the state electric, in the night peak the demand will reach 3,400 MW, while the available generation will be only 1,602 MW. This will generate a deficit of 1,798 MW, with an estimated affectation of 1,868 MW, equivalent to 55 % of the national territory.
This week was especially critical on the island due to a new collapse of the national electrical system that left almost the entire island off.
Electricity cuts exceed 20 hours a day in the provinces of the East, while in Havana the blackouts reach up to 10 hours a day.
The Energy crisiswhich crawls since mid -2024, obeys breakdowns in obsolete thermal plants, programmed maintenance, lack of fuel and lubricants, in addition to the stoppage of tens of distributed generation engines and bad government management.
