Wanting and not being able to: Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant fails to reintegrate into the National Electric System within the expected timeframe.

The Antonio Guiteras Thermal Power Plant (CTE), located in Matanzas, has not been able to reconnect to the National Electric Power System (SEN) within the expected 24-hour period, following yet another breakdown that has left the country with reduced electricity generation capacity.

The news was announced on the morning of this Thursday by the journalist from Matanzas, José Miguel Solís, who has documented on his Facebook profile the work carried out at the entity in recent hours.

Solís said that "the night and early morning were particularly difficult moments," and that "the issue with the regulation of the turbine valves could not be resolved at the moment."

In a failed attempt to bring positive energy to a topic that frustrates Cubans, the communicator pointed out that "the solution will come, perhaps in a matter of hours, or a couple of days," and added that "a truce is also necessary to do things right."

In a previous post, Solís had stated -citing remarks from Rubén Campos Olmos, director of Guiteras- that they were making progress "in the inspection and resolution of the oil system malfunction that operates the turbine valves," and that within a few hours they would be testing it and, if everything was fine, they would proceed with the tasks for igniting the boiler.

However, it is clear that it was not possible.

In another post, Solís referred to the "record time" cleaning of the CARS, that is, the regenerative air heaters, an element that would allow for generating a little more, around 260 or 270 MW.

The initial evaluation by specialists regarding the breakdown recorded in the so-called "oil control command for the turbine valves" at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant in Matanzas indicated that it could be resolved within 24 hours.

The forecast was that the Guiteras, which went out of service on Thursday morning, would return to the SEN in about 24 hours, but once again the predictions in Cuba have failed.

Rubén Campos Olmos had specified that he had the personnel and resources to address the issue, and to take advantage of the short pause to prepare auxiliary systems and equipment.

Even the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, the Director of the Electric Union Alfredo López, and other Party and government authorities in Matanzas went to the site.

The comings and goings of the Guiteras

The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, transformed into a symbol of the instability of the Cuban energy system in recent years, went out of service again early yesterday morning due to a failure in the oil control system.

This incident added to a long list of technical issues that have affected the Guiteras recently.

However, the authorities pointed out -with fanfare- that until this ruling, the Guiteras had achieved 59 consecutive days.

The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, located in a key area of high electricity demand, is essential for mitigating blackouts, but its inability to operate continuously underscores the deficiencies and lack of proper maintenance in Cuba's energy infrastructure.