The National Union of Electricians forecasts another day of severe power outages in Cuba: "Total disaster!"

The Cuban Electric Union (UNE) admitted in its report this Friday that yesterday, as is customary, the electric service was affected 24 hours a day, with blackouts reaching 1,022 MW at 9 p.m.

For this 24th of May, the situation does not improve much. The forecast for today has the peculiarity that the prediction of disruptions is higher during the day than at night: 900 MW affected during the day and 795 during the night.

The availability of the National Electric Power System (SEN) at 7:00 a.m. was 2,120 MW and the demand was 2,410 MW, with 358 MW affected by a deficit in generation capacity.

Four thermoelectric units are currently out of order: unit 2 of the Felton CTE, unit 5 of Nuevitas, and unit 5 of Renté.

The Varadero Energies plant, units 1 and 3 of the Santa Cruz CTE, and unit 1 of the Felton CTE are undergoing maintenance.

The limitations in thermal generation amount to 346 MW. There are 48 distributed generation plants out of service due to fuel issues, with 366 MW affected by this situation.

For the peak, the entry of Distributed Generation engines is estimated at 150 MW, which are currently out of service due to fuel shortage, the entry of Unit 5 of the Rente CTE with 65 MW, and the entry of Unit 5 of the Nuevitas CTE with 70 MW.

With this forecast, a availability of 2405 MW and a maximum demand of 3130 MW are estimated for peak hours, resulting in a deficit of 725 MW. Therefore, if the conditions remain as forecasted, an impact of 795 MW is predicted during this time.

"Total disaster!" That's how one internet user summarized the critical national electronergética situation this Friday, which has left Cubans drowning in blackouts for several weeks, especially residents of the country.

"With all due respect, I'm going to block you because you always bring bad news and stress me out," concluded an internet user aware that the UNE reports are never bearers of good news.

Furthermore, Miguel Díaz-Canel himself admitted in his new YouTube channel that there are no guarantees that the summer months will pass without disruptions in the electrical service.

Díaz-Canel reiterated what the Electric Union (UNE) announced days ago, that power outages will increase this month and next due to the increase in maintenance work at the thermoelectric plants, in an effort to ensure service in July and August.

"We will have extended maintenance work until the month of June to minimize power outages, especially during the months of July and August," he noted.

When referring to the coming months, UNE's director, Alfredo López Valdés, tried to show optimism by stating, "We are aware that we are experiencing significant blackouts, but there is a tendency to improve."

According to the manager, no maintenance works have been planned for any power plant in July, which does not mean that things are going to go well. "We will have the breakdowns that normally occur in the system, we will have the limitations that normally occur in the system."

Díaz-Canel wanted to show that same optimism by ensuring that "in July and August, all stations will be working, unless they are out due to a breakdown."

Minutes later, López Valdés clarified his statements when he said, "We are not sitting idly by, we are fighting, but we cannot commit to something that today... There won't be a blackout? No, we cannot commit to that."

The ruler, for his part, supported his expert by saying that a blackout of zero, under current conditions, is very difficult.

"There could be a blackout at a certain time, and we will work to ensure that they are not prolonged, that they are not of long duration," added Díaz-Canel.