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The Electric Union (UNE) forecasted a generation deficit exceeding 1,500 megawatts (MW) for this Saturday during peak hours, indicating widespread blackouts nationwide and extending the instability of the Cuban electrical system.
In its daily report on social media, the state-owned company announced that the estimated impact for the night will be 1,520 MW, in a context where the maximum demand would reach 3,280 MW and the availability would barely reach 1,830 MW, even with the partial return of some units.
Since early Friday morning, there have been continuous interruptions in the service. "Yesterday, the service began to be affected at 5:09 AM and remained disrupted throughout the early morning today. The maximum impact was 1,502 MW at 8:10 PM, coinciding with the peak demand period," stated the UNE in its report this Saturday.
Currently, nine thermoelectric units are out of service, three due to breakdowns and six for maintenance, including key plants such as Mariel, Santa Cruz del Norte, Felton, Cienfuegos, and Renté.
This situation critically undermines the country's base power generation. However, amid the collapse of the thermoelectric system, the regime continues to intensify its propaganda about solar energy.
In that regard, the UNE highlighted that the new photovoltaic parks generated 579 megawatt-hours (MWh) this Friday, 119 MWh more than planned, although this figure represents just a fraction of the country's actual demand.
Blackouts have been a constant issue since 2018, when Miguel Díaz-Canel took over the government of the Cuban regime under the slogan "we are continuity."
Since then, the daily lives of millions of Cubans have been marked by increasing energy insecurity and a deficit that affects everything from water supply to food preservation.
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