The Electric Company of Havana announced this Tuesday a series of scheduled blackouts due to "emergency" conditions in several areas of the capital, stemming from the severe deficit in electricity generation at the national level.
According to the informational note published by the entity on Facebook, the outages will affect customers in Blocks #3 and #4 of the city between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
In the afternoon, starting at 3:00 p.m., it will be the turn of Block #4, with scheduled interruptions until 7:00 p.m.
Additionally, Block #3 will be affected between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Unlike a similar note published recently, in this case, the Electric Company did not clarify that the water supply sources for the mentioned blocks would not be affected.
In the comments section, several internet users claimed that the schedules are not being followed, as they assert that sometimes they are removed well before the announced times.
"There is no country without electricity. Economically, it is impossible to develop with so many disruptions."; "From bad to worse, there is no term to describe our situation."; "Every day there's a power cut. This is no way to live."; "This will become a permanent situation. They see that nothing changes, and we remain the same."; "From bad to worse," were some of the comments.
Residents in the interior provinces, for their part, lamented the inequality between the capital and the rest of the country, noting that they have been experiencing systematic power outages of 12 to 14 hours for a long time, which in some cases have reached 20 hours without service.
"In Granma, we experience outages lasting 14 or 15 hours, while in Havana, the service is affected due to 'emergencies.' In the central and eastern regions, we endure power cuts of 12 to 14 hours, while in the capital, they rotate blocks and respond to comments," complained two Cubans from other provinces.
Other residents in the capital pointed out that it's not just the lack of electricity; there is also no water or gas, making life in Cuba quite a challenge.
Simultaneously, in its daily report, the Electric Union (UNE) announced this Tuesday the disconnection of the Antonio Guiteras Thermal Power Plant (CTE) in Matanzas for planned maintenance that will last four days (96 hours). During this time, the entity specified that "urgent work on the boiler" will be carried out.
The estimated impacts for today will reach up to 1,594 MW during peak demand hours.
The shutdown of the National Electric System (SEN) at Guiteras, the largest thermoelectric plant in the country, further exacerbates the critical energy situation facing the island, which is marked by constant and prolonged blackouts. In some inland provinces, outages can last up to 20 hours a day, particularly during peak consumption hours.
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