Without respite. Power outages in Cuba will not give a break this Wednesday either.
The electricity generation deficit continues to be rampant, and despite only three thermoelectric units being reported out of service due to breakdowns (in the past, the number has reached up to eight with very similar results in deficit), the fact is that on October 2, blackouts are expected again above 1,200 MW.
The Electric Union (UNE) of Cuba reported today that yesterday, Tuesday, there were blackouts on the island amounting to 1,214 MW, and as is customary, this figure is higher than what they had estimated, which was 1,180 MW.
On October 1st, the service was affected by a deficit in generation capacity for 24 hours a day and it continued throughout the entire night.
The maximum impact during peak hours was 1,214 MW at 8:30 p.m., coinciding with peak hours.
The availability of the National Electroenergetic System (SEN) at 7:00 a.m. today was 2,000 MW and the demand was 2,510 MW, with 538 MW affected by capacity deficit.
For the noon schedule this Wednesday, the blackout forecast is again extremely high: 800 MW.
Despite the complicated situation, the UNE initially reports only three damaged thermoelectric units and two under maintenance.
They have been out of service due to breakdown -for several days- unit 6 of Mariel, unit 2 of the CTE Felton, and unit 5 of the CTE Renté.
Unit 2 of the CTE Santa Cruz and unit 5 of the CTE Renté are under maintenance.
The limitations in thermal generation are 456 MW.
50 distributed generation plants are out of service due to fuel shortages, as well as the Patana in Santiago de Cuba and engines in the Patana in Mariel, for a total of 450 MW, of which 310 MW are in distributed groups and 140 MW in the Patanas.
For today's peak, it is estimated that there will be a recovery of 100 MW from distributed generation engines that are down due to fuel issues, the entry of 3 engines in the Patana de Mariel with 50 MW, the entry of unit 3 of Energas Varadero with 30 MW, and the completion of unit 4 of this same plant with 15 MW.
Once the daily math of MW is overcome, a availability of 2,195 MW and a maximum demand of 3,350 MW is estimated for peak hours, resulting in a deficit of 1,155 MW.
If the expected conditions persist, a demand impact of 1,225 MW is forecasted for this time, a figure that is still very high.
The grim outlook has generated hundreds of comments on the Facebook profile of the Unión Eléctrica, where some Cubans choose to express their frustration about blackouts on the island, which has become, for many, the fundamental problem they face daily, in a context where there are many battle fronts to overcome in everyday life.
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