Cuba woke up this Sunday to widespread electrical disruptions, following a day of continuous outages throughout Saturday.
The latest report from Unión Eléctrica (UNE) confirms that the island remains engulfed in a severe energy crisis, with an impact of 1,651 MW (slightly higher than expected) at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, coinciding with peak demand hours.
At 7:00 a.m. this Sunday, the availability of the National Electric System (SEN) was only 1,703 MW against a demand of 2,715 MW, resulting in an immediate deficit of over 1,000 MW.
For midday, an even greater impact is expected, which could reach 1,200 MW, while for peak hours a deficit of 1,545 MW is forecasted, with an estimated impact of 1,615 MW.
The causes of the collapse remain the same: multiple thermal units out of service due to breakdowns and maintenance, as well as serious limitations due to a lack of fuel and lubricants, which keep more than 500 MW of distributed generation offline.
Although the Cuban regime announced the launch of eight new photovoltaic solar parks, which generated 999 MWh this Saturday, their impact remains marginal compared to the country's needs. The government insists on presenting these initiatives as sustainable solutions, but the reality demonstrates that the contribution is insufficient.
In parallel, incidents are being reported in the distribution network, such as the breakdown on Friday at the Cuatro Caminos substation in Havana, which left several neighborhoods in Cotorro without electricity.
Meanwhile, Cubans are facing daily power outages that are prolonged and without defined schedules, amid a growing distrust towards official reports, whose reliability has been questioned by users themselves on social media.
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