Power outages in Cuba are increasing due to a deficit of nearly 1,600 MW.

Alarms are once again sounding in Cuba after a week of ongoing power outages, which this Thursday approach 1,600 megawatts (MW), raising fears among the population of a total collapse of the national electrical system (SEN).

With six thermoelectric units out of service and three undergoing maintenance, a total of nine units disconnected from the National Electric System (one more than the previous day), the outlook for electricity generation in the country is once again bleak.

"It is estimated that during peak hours there will be a supply of 1,630 MW and a maximum demand of 3,150 MW, resulting in a deficit of 1,520 MW. Therefore, if the anticipated conditions persist, a shortfall of 1,590 MW is forecasted during this time, with a greater impact in the central-eastern region," stated the Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE) on its social media this Thursday.

According to the state-owned company led by Alfredo López Valdés, "units 1 and 3 of the Santa Cruz CTE, unit 3 of the Cienfuegos CTE, unit 2 of the Felton CTE, and units 3 and 6 of the Renté CTE are out of service," and under maintenance "are unit 2 of the Santa Cruz CTE, unit 1 of the Felton CTE, and unit 5 of the Renté CTE."

"Yesterday, the electric service was impacted due to a deficit in generation capacity for 24 hours a day. This issue persisted throughout the early morning today. The maximum impact of the generation capacity deficit during peak hours was 1,525 MW at 7:10 PM, coinciding with peak time," reported UNE.

It is worth noting that the UNE’s forecast for Wednesday once again fell short of what the company itself acknowledged the following day as "impacts." If it predicted outages of 1,400 MW the day before, on Thursday it admitted that its forecast was 125 MW below the actual figure, as the "impacts" reached 1,525 MW.

If this is how Havana is…

The Unión Eléctrica itself acknowledged that power outages will have “a greater impact in the central and eastern regions,” exacerbating the dissatisfaction of its customers, who perceive this inequality as a painful injustice and a grotesque privilege granted to the majority of officials and leaders of the Cuban regime residing in the capital.

The Electric Company of Havana announced in a note on its social media that the "energy emergency" requires them to exceed the planned blackout schedules this Thursday.

"Considering the current situation of the National Electric System, it is necessary to affect the service today, due to an emergency, for customers in the capital associated with Blocks #3 and #4, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. In the afternoon, Block #2 will be affected from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM," stated the Havana-based company.

He also called on the public to "use electricity wisely in order to reduce consumption in the province, prevent overloads on the networks, and avoid service interruptions."

If Havana is like this, what must the users living in the other Cuban provinces be experiencing?