Government prevents nighttime power outages in Havana: "Only in emergencies"

The Cuban regime indicated that it is trying to prevent nighttime blackouts in Havana, which will only occur "in case of emergency," according to a statement from the Electric Company in the province.

In an informative note posted on Facebook, it is mentioned that although some blocks will experience disruptions during the day, the service will not be affected at night unless an emergency occurs.

Taking into account the generation deficit in the National Electric System, this Wednesday, May 29th, the electric service will be affected for the customers in the capital associated with Block No. 2 and Block No. 3, between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm," the note says.

Likewise, it states that "customers associated with Block No. 4 of reserve would remain for the nighttime schedule, which will only be affected in the event of emergencies in the National Electric System, and subsequently during the timeframe from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm for clients associated with Block No. 1."

Lázaro Guerra Hernández, technical director of the Electric Union (UNE), indicated this Wednesday that the synchronization of several blocks of electrical generation in Cuba throughout this week will reduce the brutal impact of blackouts, which were expected to reach nearly 1,500 MW by Tuesday.

"We had explained on Sunday that this week is important because we have a group of important unit incorporations in the system that we are thinking will improve conditions throughout the week as these units are incorporated into the system, and by the end of the week, we will be in a better condition in terms of thermal generation availability, which is the base generation of the system," said Guerra Hernández in statements to Cuban Television.

Cuba is experiencing an energy crisis that is leaving thousands of Cubans in blackouts of up to 20 hours a day. However, historically, Havana has been excluded from the cycle of disruptions to avoid visible protests in the capital.

In the last week, a strong protest broke out in Central Havana after neighbors claimed they were tired of reporting a transformer that finally exploded, leaving them without service for much of the early morning.