Cuba's electrical system remains in a severe crisis, with continuous blackouts affecting the population on Sunday due to a generation capacity deficit of 1,346 MW.
According to the report published by the Unión Eléctrica (UNE) on its Facebook page, there was a lack of service for 24 hours, and the outlook is not encouraging for the current day.
At 7:00 am, the availability of the National Electric System (SEN) was 1,950 MW, while the demand rose to 2,600 MW, resulting in an impact of 697 MW due to capacity deficit. The scenario may worsen during the peak, with an estimated impact of 1,370 MW.
In the informative magazine Buenos Días, Lázaro Guerra, general director of electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, stated that it will be another complex day, with high maximum demands.
The UNE estimates that during peak hours, the availability of energy will reach barely 2,060 MW compared to a projected demand of 3,360 MW, resulting in a deficit of nearly 1,300 MW.
The situation worsens due to the breakdown of several units in important thermoelectric plants (CTE), such as unit 3 of the CTE Santa Cruz, unit 4 of the CTE Cienfuegos, and units 5 and 2 of the CTEs of Nuevitas and Felton, respectively. Additionally, unit 2 of the CTE Santa Cruz and unit 5 of the CTE Renté are under maintenance.
These interruptions, combined with limitations in thermal generation, have rendered 37 distributed generation power plants and two generation barges in Mariel and Santiago de Cuba out of service.
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