Cuba's Electrical Union (UNE) forecasts an impact of 673 MW this Saturday during the peak hours of the day (from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.), according to a statement from the entity.
It is estimated that for peak hours there will be an availability of 2497 MW and a maximum demand of 3100 MW, resulting in a deficit of 603 MW, as reported on the UNE's Facebook profile.
Precisely, this Saturday, the availability of the National Electric Power System (SEN) at 7:00 a.m. was 2280 MW, while the demand was 2500 MW, which represented 278 MW affected by generation capacity deficit.
A peak impact of 550 MW is forecasted for midday, as indicated by the UNE.
The entity also stated that Unit 8 in Mariel, Unit 3 in CTE Santa Cruz, Unit 4 in CTE Cienfuegos, Unit 6 in CTE Nuevitas, Units 3 and 5 in CTE Rente, and Unit 2 in CTE Felton are damaged.
Meanwhile, unit 1 of the Santa Cruz Thermal Power Plant is unavailable due to "maintenance."
Another weakness is the thermal generation, which has limitations of 336 MW.
37 distributed generation plants are without fuel, affecting a total of 235 MW due to this deficit.
Although they assure that for the peak they estimate the entry of Distributed Generation engines that are currently out due to fuel with 80 MW, the entry of unit 8 of the Mariel CTE with 70 MW, and unit 3 of the Santa Cruz CTE with 67 MW.
On Friday, there were disruptions due to a generation capacity deficit in the national power grid 24 hours a day, continuing throughout the early hours of Saturday.
The highest impact during the day was 633 MW at 9:00 p.m., coinciding with peak hours.
The effects of the UNE seem to be showing a slight improvement, but due to the continuous shutdowns of the CTE due to breakdowns or alleged scheduled maintenance, the Cuban authorities also acknowledge that they do not have the necessary fuel to keep them operational, a truth known to all.
Regarding the issue, the Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, emphasized the slight improvement in the electrical service, but acknowledged that the demand cannot be fully met due to a lack of fuels.
In statements quoted by the official portal Cubadebate, the official pointed out that "it is not always possible to cover peak hours due to the limitation of fuel to support the demand."
Since May, the UNE had promised Cubans that blackouts would decrease in the months starting from July, following the increase in power cuts that occurred between May and June.
However, in a Youtube program, the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted that there were no guarantees that the summer months would pass without disruptions in the electrical service.
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