Six thermoelectric units with breakdowns and outages of more than 600 MW in Cuba.

The Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) is unable to stabilize the electricity supply in the country and on Tuesday reported breakdowns in six thermoelectric units, which, combined with the lack of fuel for dozens of distributed generation plants and the collapse of other infrastructures, will result in impacts exceeding 600 MW during peak hours.

"The units 3, 5, and 6 of the CTE Rente, unit 4 of the CTE Cienfuegos, unit 6 of the CTE Mariel, and unit 2 of the CTE Felton are out of service. The limitations in thermal generation are 376 MW. There are 39 distributed generation plants out of service due to fuel, totaling 206 MW affected by this issue," the UNE indicated on its social media.

The state-owned company led by Alfredo López Valdés "estimates a peak availability of 2,360 MW and a maximum demand of 2,900 MW, resulting in a deficit of 540 MW, so if the expected conditions persist, a disruption of 610 MW is forecasted during this time."

The day before, "the maximum impact during peak hours was 448 MW at 8:20 PM, coinciding with peak time," the UNE specified in its statement.

On the afternoon of this Monday, the live signal of Canal Habana was interrupted by a blackout, according to a brief message posted by the channel on Facebook.

"Dear viewers: We inform you that due to the lack of electricity supply, the broadcasting of the Canal Habana signal has been affected, and therefore some of our usual programs were not aired. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you," they wrote on the mentioned social network around 6:00 p.m. (local time).

Although the initial publication concluded with "news under construction," there were no updates or other explanations about what happened through that channel, and then they removed the banner.

For its part, the Cuban Observatory of Conflicts (OCC) recorded 691 protests and public complaints in Cuba during August, a figure that highlighted the increase in social discontent and the questioning of the regime's ineptitude in addressing the suffocating crisis faced by the people, including the energy crisis.

The worsening situation regarding water, sanitation, and -once again- electricity supply triggered an increase in complaints (111) related to public services.