Synchronize Unit 1 of the Felton Thermoelectric Plant after breakdown.

Unit 1 of the Felton thermoelectric plant, located in the province of Holguin, managed to restart operations and synchronize with the National Electrical System this Saturday at 3:20 p.m. after being shut down for several days due to a breakdown.

The government spokesperson Emilio Rodriguez Pupo posted on Facebook that the power plant is generating 150 MW and progressively increasing its output, a development that promises to alleviate the blackout crisis that has affected a large part of Cuba in recent days.

Felton's resumption of operations comes after a boiler breakdown on Thursday, which left the plant out of service and caused significant interruptions in the power supply, especially in the eastern region of the country.

The breakdown was due to a "puncture" in the tubes on the left side wall of the boiler, just over three meters high.

The situation was particularly critical because the malfunction caused a frequency shot that affected line 5545, impacting the circuits of the municipality of Bartolomé Masó and the La Curva Substation in Granma.

This led the Granma Electric Company to announce unplanned service disruptions, with six-hour power outages followed by three hours of service, depending on the availability of electric generation in the country.

By Friday, work on the boiler was in full swing, with hopes that the unit could resume operations the next day. Technicians worked intensively to repair the damaged headers (tubes) and perform the necessary replacement or welding operations, according to the official information.

The Electric Union (UNE) had announced that if everything went well, the plant would be operational on Saturday.

This effort culminated successfully with the commissioning of Unit 1, under the supervision of the People's Power delegate of precinct 54 of the Primero de Enero area in Mayarí, Jorge Luis Rodríguez Guerra, who led the team of operators on shift B.

In the midst of the energy crisis, the restart of Unit 1 in Felton represents an important relief for the Cuban population, which has endured prolonged blackouts due to the lack of generation capacity.

On Thursday, power outages due to a generation capacity deficit lasted 24 hours, with almost 1,000 MW deficit during peak hours, resulting in disruptions in over a third of the island.