This Monday is no exception in the reality of the blackouts that Cubans experience daily, as more than 1300 megawatts (MW) had gone out before six in the afternoon, much more than the figure forecasted by the authorities of the Electric Company.
This was reported by the pro-government journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso, who cited the province of Matanzas as an example, where "protected circuits are being turned off due to the increasing electricity deficit this afternoon-evening," he pointed out.
He also added that "the electricity situation is, without a doubt, the most delicate issue of our reality."
Early in the morning, the Unión Eléctrica (UNE) forecasted the recovery of 100 MW in motors from distributed generation that remain out of the National Electroenergetic System (SEN) due to a lack of fuel during peak hours.
Furthermore, they estimated the entry of 10 engines in the Melones patana with 160 MW, the entry of the Regla patana with 45 MW, and the entry of unit 6 of Mariel with 65 MW.
With this forecast, they anticipated a capacity of 2260 MW during peak hours and a maximum demand of 3300 MW, resulting in a deficit of 1040 MW. Therefore, if the expected conditions persisted, they predicted an impact of 1110 MW during this time.
However, reality once again exceeded the forecasts of the UNE, which day by day fails its users in the supply of a vital service for life.
The energy crisis, which has been overwhelming Cubans for several months, generates hundreds of comments among those affected, in a context where there are many fronts to battle to get ahead in daily life.
"Oil is the basis of everything"; "Those who run the country should feel ashamed"; "Don't struggle anymore and just turn everything off. It's better to turn everything off than to be in this desperation"; "In short, life goes on the same, I mean, if you can call it life"; "They are destroying people's mental health," are some of the opinions expressed in the reports that UNE publishes daily.
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