Electric situation in Cuba worsens: “More than a thousand MW in generation deficit”

As usual, the morning forecast from the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) has been surpassed by the actual deficit, once again showing the regime's inability to provide a basic service for the population, which has been in collapse for several years.

“At 2:15 this afternoon, the generation deficit exceeds 1000 MW. The impact is above the morning planning of the UNE,” reported the official journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso on his Facebook profile.

The government entity predicted a deficit of 950 MW for midday, but this has been surpassed by the actual impacts, which translate into longer blackout hours for the Cuban family.

In addition to this concern, it is estimated that during peak hours there will be an availability of 2,099 MW and a maximum demand of 3,250 MW, resulting in a deficit of 1,151 MW. Therefore, if the expected conditions persist, a shortfall of 1,221 MW is forecasted during this time, which means that, as the trend behaves in these cases, the impact will be greater than what is proposed by UNE.

This Saturday, Camagüey, Matanzas, and Granma topped the list of provinces with the highest reports of power outages. In the case of the first territory, an average duration of outages of 7.5 hours was recorded. Meanwhile, the capital of Matanzas reported 89 outages, with an average duration of 7.4 hours. Unión de Reyes and Limonar stood out with longer durations, reaching up to 8.9 and 8.8 hours of electrical interruption.

In Granma, the duration of power outages was significantly high, with an average of 7.7 hours. Bayamo and Manzanillo were the most affected municipalities, reporting durations of 7.9 and 8.4 hours, respectively. A particularly severe case was in the municipality of Yara, where a report indicated a blackout that lasted for 15 hours.

This Saturday, the UNE also mentioned that the lack of fuel affects three floating power plants, known as “Turkish barges”: those located in Havana Bay, in Santiago de Cuba Bay, and in the port of Mariel. This only adds salt to the wound, as the popular saying goes.