The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, which went offline from the national electric system (SEN) in the early morning of last Wednesday, re-synchronized this Sunday at 11:49 am.
According to information posted on Facebook by the Unión Eléctrica (UNE), the plant in Matanzas has returned to the base generation of the SEN after the malfunction that took it out of service was repaired.
This was made possible by the multisectoral work of entities from the Ministries of Energy and Mines, Industries, and the Union of Military Industries.
"Guiteras is in the process of loading and technical parameters related to the operation of the unit are being checked," details the post.
"This machine, when it stabilizes its cargo deliveries to the country, will be able to provide more than 200 MW to Cuba," he adds.
The Guiteras went offline due to an "inconvenience" with the so-called oil control system, a set of equipment responsible for managing the flow, pressure, and temperature of the oil used in various processes and which can have crucial functions such as lubrication, cooling, and hydraulics.
Although experts initially estimated that the problem could be resolved in 24 hours, on Thursday they announced that it would take seven days to complete the repair.
As expected, this new outage of the central system, just two months after its last synchronization, worsened the duration of the blackouts that have been affecting the population for months.
On Saturday, the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel sent Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz to supervise the repair work on the breakdown of the thermoelectric plant.
In his profile on X, Marrero wrote that "an intense process of repair and maintenance is underway for its upcoming synchronization" and that he appreciated "a dedicated and committed team to the very important work they do."
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