Massive blackout in Cuba due to a deficit of almost 1,000 MW

A massive blackout It occurred this Monday in Cuba as a result of the breakdowns suffered in the largest thermoelectric plant in the country and the energy crisis it is experiencing, which is causing problems in the fuel supply.

After predicting a deficit of 329 MW, theElectrical Union of Cuba (UNE) had to recognize that the deficit was much greater,reaching almost 1,000 MW during peak hours.

This was communicated in hissocial networks the director of the information systems of Cuban Television, the official journalistLazaro Manuel Alonso, who attributed the unforeseen event to breakdowns in the Matanzas thermoelectric plant and the effects of the energy crisis.

“The departure of CTE Antonio Guiteras and problems with fuel logistics cause a deficit in generation capacity in Cuba. The Moa engines are being supplied, a similar process will begin in Mariel to start unit 6 in the early morning. Blackout at 8:30 pm on the 937 MW,” Alonso reported.

A new breakdown at the Matanzas power plant, the one with the highest generation capacity in the country,leaves the National Electroenergy System on the canvas again.

For many Cubans, the information from the UNE is part of the regime's strategy to confront the debacle of its infrastructure, its lack of investments and the general crisis in Cuba. In that sense, the breakdowns and incidents reportedThey are viewed with suspicion as part of the justifications of an opaque regime that is careful to expose its weaknesses..

However, the UNE has been discreetly reporting in its communications a reality pointed out by experts and suffered by the majority of the population, and that is none other than the lack of fuel that worsens theCuban energy crisis.

Despite the increase in oil shipments from Venezuela, the Cuban regime continues to play a balancing act in its games, with one eye on Moscow and the other on Washington since testimonies were leaked to the press confirmingthe participation of Cuban mercenaries in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This Monday, the UNE reported again that Mariel unit 6 was “out of service due to low fuel levels,” a phrase that appears sporadically in recent weeks in itsinformative notes, associated above all with the inactivity of the Turkish gangs hired by the Cuban regime.