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Cuban authorities reported on the gradual restoration of the National Electric System (SEN) after more than 48 hours of a nationwide blackout that impacted the entire country.
The engineer Lázaro Guerra Hernández announced in the magazine Buenos Días that the electrical system has been interconnected from Havana to Guantánamo, with the incorporation of Pinar del Río and Artemisa still pending.
Additionally, the generation units of Guiteras, Renté 3, block 3 of Santa Cruz, and unit 8 of Mariel are in the startup process, while Energás Boca de Jaruco is already online, contributing 935 MW to the system, as highlighted on by the official journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso.
In its social media, Unión Eléctrica (UNE) updated that currently 973 MW are operational and that the national electricity system is now interconnected nationwide.
The provinces of Artemisa and Pinar del Río continue to operate with microsystems and will connect to the National Electric System (SEN) following the commissioning of the Antonio Guiteras Thermal Power Plant, which is still in the startup process for its synchronization.
Other units are also being prepared for launch, which will gradually increase electrical coverage in the country.
In Havana, areas of the municipalities of Boyeros, Guanabacoa, Centro Habana, Marianao, Cerro, 10 de Octubre, La Lisa, Playa, San Miguel del Padrón, and Arroyo Naranjo already have electric service, meeting a demand of 68 MW, which represents about 19% of the customers in the capital.
The Electric Company of Havana assured on that it continues to work tirelessly to restore service throughout the city and keeps the public informed through its official channels and the customer service number 18888.
This blackout, the fourth in less than six months, occurred on Friday night due to a malfunction at a substation in Diezmero, Havana, which caused a complete failure of the national electricity system.
The energy crisis in Cuba has been exacerbated by the obsolescence of its infrastructure and the shortage of fuel, leading to frequent power outages in recent years.
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