Having already surpassed the first half of August, the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) continues to schedule blackouts for Cubans, unable to generate the electricity demanded by the country during the summer.
If the day before the outages reached 833 MW during peak hour, this Sunday the state company forecasted that the blackouts will reach 620 MW during the same time slot.
"It is estimated that there will be a capacity of 2,550 MW and a maximum demand of 3,100 MW, resulting in a deficit of 550 MW. Therefore, if the expected conditions persist, a drop of 620 MW is forecasted during this time," indicated UNE on its social media.
The proverb says that silence implies consent. And the silence of the authorities of the Cuban regime regarding the failure of their plan for repairs and maintenance to stabilize the national electro-energy system (SEN) during the summer is notable.
Therefore, despite promises of better performance during the summer, the government of Miguel Díaz-Canel has ultimately accepted in silence its inability to generate the electrical energy required by the Cuban economy and households.
Except for August 3 and 4, UNE users experienced frequent and prolonged daily blackouts, with peaks reaching the following values: 639 MW (day 1), 480 MW, 247 MW (day 5), 628 MW, 725 MW, 621 MW, 610 MW, 985 MW, 356 MW, 825 MW, 517 MW, 832 MW, 829 MW, and 833 MW.
The above results in an average of 570 MW daily impacts during peak hours over the first 17 days of August, most of which, as acknowledged by UNE itself, “the service was affected due to a generation capacity deficit 24 hours a day.”
Neither Díaz-Canel, nor the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, nor the director of the UNE, Alfredo López Valdés, have come forward to explain their failed strategy to "minimize blackouts during the months of rest and higher heat" in the country.
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