Felton thermoelectric plant leaves the electrical system again due to "scheduled maintenance"

The Lidio Ramón Pérez (Felton) thermoelectric plant in Holguín left the national electrical system this Monday for a new "scheduled maintenance."

This is unit 1 of the CTE, which will be on duty for 25 days.

The official information shared in Facebook It does not detail how what this unit generates will be covered.

In the midst of the energy crisis that is shaking the country, with blackouts of more than 18 hours reported in recent days, the departure of the Holguín plant further aggravates the situation of the population.

This Monday's report from the Electrical Union (UNE) predicts a day of severe blackouts on the Island, with an impact of 881 MW for peak hours.

At this moment, four blocks of the Diez de Octubre, Santa Cruz, Renté and Felton thermoelectric plants are out of service due to breakdowns, as well as three other blocks of the Santa Cruz, Nuevitas and Mariel CTE that are under maintenance.

Less than two months ago it was announced Felton leaving the electrical system for maintenance work for 36 hours, to carry out cleaning tasks on the regenerative air heaters.

Eric Milanés Quinzán, general director of the industry, then explained that the works included the execution of 25 actions to raise the power of the unit to 225 MW.

The proper functioning of regenerative air heaters is affected by the burning of fossil fuel, especially domestic crude oil, which generates remains that act as dirt and hinder the proper functioning of the equipment, he said.

Regenerative air heaters have the function of recovering part of the energy stored in the combustion exhaust gases in the boiler furnace, increasing the efficiency of the process, he added.