Having already surpassed the second weekend of August, the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) continues to fail in stabilizing the national electroenergetic system (SEN) and providing its customers (who are all Cubans, since UNE is a monopoly) with the service for which they pay.
This Tuesday, as has been happening almost daily since the beginning of the year, and especially during these summer months, Cubans will once again suffer planned blackouts by the state-owned company.
Unable to resolve the electricity crisis that has partially paralyzed the country and left the population in suspense, the government of Miguel Díaz-Canel continues to lower the expectations of Cubans, despite having promised relief in the summer.
The repair and maintenance work on thermoelectric plants carried out from January to June to achieve a "better summer" resulted in frequent and prolonged outages (up to 20 hours) for ordinary Cubans, especially for residents of the central and eastern provinces. But it has been rare for a day to pass this summer without households on the Island experiencing a blackout.
However, the state company led by Alfredo López Valdés continues to offer its informational updates on social media, as if the misfortunes it announces daily were a natural part of the landscape for Cubans.
This Monday, "a availability of 2,730 MW is estimated, with a maximum demand of 3,050 MW, resulting in a deficit of 320 MW. If the expected conditions remain, an impact of 390 MW is forecasted during peak hours."
As almost always, the blackout forecasts from UNE fall short of reality, despite the fact that there is no way to verify the data provided by the company. If the day before it warned of impacts of 300MW, this Monday it acknowledged that these reached 356 MW.
Of the six thermoelectric plants that were reported as "out of service" this Sunday, the state-operated company informed that only four remained operational on Monday, of which unit 6 of the CTE Rente would be in the start-up process.
However, "the availability of the SEN at 07:00 hours is 2,580 MW, and the demand is 2,320 MW with the entire system operational," which is why the UNE estimated "that during peak hours, there will be a maximum impact of 150 MW due to a generation capacity deficit."
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