The Prime Minister will appear urgently due to the worsening of the energy crisis in Cuba.

Cuba's Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz will make an emergency appearance tonight on Cuban Television to discuss the serious energy situation facing the island, according to Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Through X, Díaz-Canel indicated that he had instructed Marrero Cruz, along with executives from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, to "inform the people... about the state of the energy emergency the country is facing."

According to the president, "the complex scenario we are going through is primarily caused by the intensification of the economic war and financial and energy persecution by the United States, which makes it difficult to import fuel and other necessary resources for that industry."

The truth is that the situation of the National Electroenergetic System (SEN) has not been promising for years on the island, and instead of improving, the situation shows signs of deterioration that are increasingly worsening.

For this Thursday, the Electric Union forecasts an electricity deficit of 1,678 MW. If this situation materializes, it would be the highest impact in recent years, according to reports from the institution.

The UNE stated in its daily report that unit 5 of the Nuevitas CTE, unit 2 of the Felton CTE, unit 4 of Energas Varadero, and unit 3 of the Renté CTE are out of service. Meanwhile, they mentioned that unit 2 of the Santa Cruz CTE, unit 4 of the Cienfuegos CTE, and unit 5 of the Renté CTE are under maintenance.

On the other hand, the limitations in thermal generation reach up to 441 MW.

In addition, due to the fuel shortage, 50 distributed generation plants, the barge and the Diesel Electric Plant (CDE), both in Mariel, the barge in Regla, 11 engines from the barge in Melones, and the barge in Santiago de Cuba are out of service, totaling 799 MW, of which 325 MW is in distributed generation, 390 MW in the barges, and 84 MW in the CDE Mariel.