The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant in Matanzas, the largest in the country, returned to synchronization with the National Electric System (SEN) after almost five days out of service due to a boiler breakdown.
The plant itself reported on Facebook that it has alreadywas synchronized to the SEN and generating 130 MW.
It also reported that it was gradually increasing its capacity, which could translate into relief for the population, which suffers endless blackouts.
The Cuban Electrical Union (UNE) announced that Guiteras would stop from Monday to Wednesday for maintenance; but apparently the work continued until this Friday.
According to the note shared on Facebook, the Matanzas plant had "defects in the boiler."
The news from the UNE caused annoyance among users, although very few were surprised, given the instability that the power plant has shown in recent months.
The Matanzas thermoelectric plant has been entering and exiting the system for some time due to continuous breakages and damage, in the midst of an energy crisis that has kept the population under blackouts of up to 16 hours in some areas.
On March 28, a breakdown forced her topartially stop and limited its capacity to 135 MW, due to difficulties in one of the feed pumps. The official press tried to downplay it, saying that solving the problem would only take a few hours.
Guiteras had synchronized with the system the previous week, after more than 15 days in maintenance, and in less than 24 hourssuffered a new breakdown.
Hours later, the installation came into operation after the "small stop to resolve some defects and adjustments to the main equipment," as announced by the Electrical Union.
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