A generator has been installed in Matanzas for official radio and television

The Cuban regime has installed generators in Matanzas for state radio and television, amidst severe power outages that leave the citizens of that province without electricity.

The official journalist Odalys Oriol Miranda Suárez has reported this Friday on social media that it is a "support" from the Communist Party, the Government, the Generator Groups Company, and officials from various organizations.

In the midst of blackouts lasting over 12 hours in the province, which have affected the local telecenter TV Yumurí, the news was welcomed by provincial officials and broadcast on official social media channels.

The local channel's page assured on Facebook that, after receiving the donation, transmissions from the telecenter will resume this Monday.

"Given the electrical situation in the province, efforts were made to find solutions and to repair the generator that supplies power to the provincial station Radio 26 and the telecenter in order to resume broadcasts at the usual times," wrote TV Yumurí.

According to the official press, despite the electrical outages, they maintained "journalistic coverage" with a presence in national media.

"The support of the authorities from the Party and the Government in the province, as well as other entities linked to the electrical system, was crucial in resolving the restoration of the schedule. We apologize to the public for the inconveniences caused," they said.

The residents of Matanzas did not stop criticizing the measure that does not restore electricity to the people, who will be without access to television while the telecenter is broadcasting.

Internet users considered it an "unnecessary expense" that does not help improve the lives of Cubans, while questioning who will actually benefit from that programming.

"Why that unnecessary expense? Which clients will benefit from the broadcasts? The working people are the ones paying for all that effort and expense," stated one person.

Others questioned why support was being given to a media outlet that was already in decline, with a low audience level.

"For what reason so much radio or television from Matanzas? In Havana, they neither see nor hear them, and here in Matanzas, there's never any power, so it would have been better if they had spared all that effort," said a Cuban.

While the regime prioritizes its propaganda resources, the people are left without electricity.

According to the report from the Unión Eléctrica (UNE), the country woke up this Saturday with an availability of only 1,800 MW compared to a demand of 2,085 MW, which already resulted in an impact of 338 MW.

By noon this Saturday, it was expected that the figure would rise to 850 MW, while during peak hours a deficit of almost 1,500 MW is estimated, higher than the previous day, with the possibility of reaching an even greater figure due to the instability of the system.

The technical report outlines that the country's main thermoelectric plants are operating with serious deficiencies. Among the units out of service due to breakdowns are Unit 5 of the Nuevitas Thermoelectric Plant and Units 1 and 2 of the Felton Thermoelectric Plant, which recently suffered an unexpected breakdown in its boiler, despite multiple attempts to address its weaknesses in that area.

This is compounded by the scheduled maintenance of several plants such as CTE Mariel, CTE Santa Cruz, and CTE Cienfuegos, as well as severe thermal limitations and a lack of fuel that keeps 47 distributed generation plants and three engines from the Melones truck inactive, with a total impact of 312 MW.

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