The significant deficit in the generation capacity of the national electro-energy system (SEN) decreased in the last 24 hours, and for this Saturday, the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) forecasted blackouts that will "only" reach 800 MW.
From the more than 1,500 MW of outages recorded this Thursday and the nearly 1,000 from the previous day, the state company announced this Saturday a situation that the official journalist José Miguel Solís termed on his social media as a "slight improvement," provided that no unforeseen events occur during the day.
"It is estimated that during peak hours there will be a capacity of 2,370 MW and a maximum demand of 3,100 MW, resulting in a deficit of 730 MW. Therefore, if the expected conditions persist, an impact of 800 MW is forecasted during this time," said UNE on its social media.
On Friday, as has been happening throughout the entire week, "the service was affected 24 hours a day due to a generation capacity deficit."
"The maximum impact during peak hours was 991 MW at 8:20 PM, coinciding with peak hours," specified the company.
The lack of fuel and breakdowns in units of several thermal power plants (CTE) – which highlight the failure of the Cuban regime's strategy for the summer – continue to impact the collapse of the SEN.
This Saturday, "unit 8 of the Mariel CTE, unit 4 of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes CTE, units 5 and 6 of the Nuevitas CTE, unit 2 of the Felton CTE, and unit 5 of the Renté CTE are out of service," two fewer than the eight units reported as malfunctioning on Thursday. Apparently, the breakdowns have already been resolved in unit 1 of the Santa Cruz CTE and in unit 6 of Renté.
On Wednesday, Cuba's Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, spoke about the critical situation of the National Electrical System, assuring that the fuel that could alleviate the crisis "is in Cuban ports," but not being unloaded.
He also pointed out that, in a "financial sacrifice of the country," the unloading of the fuel was planned to happen within hours, presenting as a great achievement the fact that "substantial amounts of money are paid weekly," but hinting at the possibility that, due to the financial difficulties of the regime, the situation could repeat itself in the coming days.
What do you think?
COMMENTFiled under: