Unit number four of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Thermoelectric Power Plant, in Cienfuegos, will begin to gradually restore its power deliveries to the National Electric System (SEN).
Specialists from the National Cargo Office told the state press that the synchronization of this plant is crucial to alleviating the current crisis, especially in a context where power outages have become more frequent and are even being scheduled in the capital of the country.
Engineer José Osvaldo González Rodríguez, General Director of the CTE of Cienfuegos, said that since noon on Thursday he has started his boiler. He is completing the parameters to begin the turbine testing, and synchronization was planned for the nighttime hours, but it must gradually reach the proposed load of 100 MW.
Authorities assure that they have made progress in the recovery efforts at the CTE of Cienfuegos, although they warn that the process will be slow and it will take time to reach the full generation capacity needed to stabilize the electricity supply.
The situation in Cuba is critical, with an increase in the frequency and duration of power outages, which has led to growing discontent among the population.
On Thursday, unit 5 of the Mariel CTE, units 1 and 3 of the Santa Cruz CTE, unit 4 of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes CTE, unit 6 of the Nuevitas CTE, and units 1 and 2 of the Felton CTE were out of service.
The expectation now lies on the capacity of the Cienfuegos thermoelectric plant to contribute to alleviating this energy crisis. However, specialists emphasize that the definitive solution will require significant investments and improvements in the country's energy infrastructure.
With the gradual entry of unit number four of this plant, partial relief in electrical demand is expected, but blackouts will continue.
There is no clear date for when the regime will manage to stabilize energy generation at the national level.
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