Blackouts in Cuba exceed 1,300 MW and continue with no solution in sight.

Cuba continues to face a severe energy crisis, with blackouts reaching a generation capacity deficit of 1,363 MW on Monday, according to the Electric Union (UNE).

The worst impacts occurred at night - precisely at 8:20 PM - due to a demand higher than planned, as reported by the UNE in a post on the social network Facebook.

At 07:00 hours this Tuesday, the availability of the National Electric System (SEN) was 2,100 MW, while the demand was at 2,565 MW, resulting in a shortfall of 500 MW due to capacity deficit. For the rest of the day, the situation is expected to worsen, with a shortfall of 750 MW.

In statements to Cuban television, Lázaro Guerra Hernández, general director of electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, stated that blackouts will occur throughout the day, although there will be more generation capacity.

For today's peak hours, a partial reintegration of some units is expected: unit 5 of the Mariel CTE with 70 MW, the Regla generator with 45 MW, and the Santiago de Cuba generator with 50 MW.

However, with these additions, the estimated availability will be 2,265 MW, compared to a forecasted maximum demand of 3,350 MW, which will result in a deficit of 1,085 MW and a projected impact of 1,155 MW during peak hours.

Currently, units 5 and 8 of the Mariel Thermal Power Plant (CTE) and unit 2 of the Felton CTE are out of service due to breakdowns, while unit 2 of the Santa Cruz CTE and unit 5 of the Renté CTE are under maintenance. In total, thermal generation limitations reach 553 MW.

In addition, 38 distributed generation plants are out of service due to a lack of fuel, along with the barges of Regla and Santiago de Cuba, which adds an additional deficit of 265 MW, of which 170 MW correspond to distributed groups and 95 MW to the barges.

The prolonged energy deficit remains a crucial problem in the country, with no short-term solutions to stabilize the electrical situation.