After the disconnection of the National Electric System on Sunday afternoon, the Electric Union (UNE) has announced that, temporarily, a strategy will be implemented to divide the electricity supply into several independent systems by regions.
This measure aims to ensure the stability of the rest of the system in the event of future failures, as indicated on Facebook by journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso on Monday morning, citing the state entity.
The western provinces up to Havana will receive energy primarily from the Mariel thermoelectric plant, which will be supported by the floating power plant located in that area, the fuel-based generation units, and the rest of the distributed generation in the western region, in addition to the Santa Cruz thermoelectric plant.
For the provinces of Matanzas, Cienfuegos, and Villa Clara, electricity will be provided by the Guiteras thermoelectric plant, complemented by distributed generation in those provinces.
Regarding the central region of the country, the remaining provinces will receive electricity from Nuevitas and other distributed generation sites.
Meanwhile, in the eastern region, the electricity supply will depend on the Renté thermoelectric plant, the barge located in the bay of Santiago de Cuba, and the sites in Moa.
Additionally, the Felton plant is expected to come online soon to support the supply in that area.
This division of the electrical system into regions aims to reduce the effects of future failures and increase the energy stability of each area, amid an energy crisis that affects the entire island, according to the official journalist based on information from the Electric Union, which had not provided any updates on the situation for more than 12 hours at the time of this report.
In the comments section of the post, a resident of the Mayabeque province and another from the Playa municipality in Havana reported being without electricity for 72 hours.
In another post, Alonso specified that "starting from the creation of systems by regions, the electric service has been restored in several communities."
He reiterated that according to the new strategy "the thermoelectric plants, along with distributed and floating generation, now provide energy to the territories where they are located and to the nearby provinces."
A new disconnection of the National Electric System (SEN) occurred on the afternoon of this Sunday, following a "trip" at the 10 de Octubre Thermal Power Plant (CTE) in Nuevitas, Camagüey.
Without providing further details, the regime only stated that it was working tirelessly to restore the National Electric System.
Since last Friday at noon, when the complete power outage occurred, Cubans have been experiencing a suffocating and extensive blackout that has paralyzed the country.
Although the regime has promised that it will find a solution, the crisis has escalated.
The so-called "shots" have caused more tension in the SEN, which is experiencing total or partial collapses, and thousands of Cubans continue to be without electricity.
On Saturday morning, during the recovery process of the SEN after the total blackout on Friday at noon, the system went down again. The electricity supply that reached a few thousand users and powered the startup of the thermal power plants through distributed generation disappeared again, along with the hope of overcoming the crisis.
On the same day, the province of Matanzas experienced a general blackout after a "trip in the startup of the electrical microsystem" occurred.
Significant breakdowns have also been reported at Unit 3 of the CTE Carlos Manuel de Céspedes in Cienfuegos and in generation block No. 3 of the CTE Antonio Maceo, also known as Rente, in Santiago de Cuba. As a result of the latter, a microsystem failure occurred, affecting the provinces of Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo, leaving them without electricity service.
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