According to the daily report published by the Electric Union (UNE), a deficit of 1,800 MW and a maximum impact of 1,830 MW are expected for this Friday during nighttime hours, marking the highest figure recorded so far in 2026.
According to the official report, the generation availability at 6:00 a.m. was 1,500 MW, while the demand reached 1,950 MW, resulting in a shortfall of 490 MW since early morning. It is estimated that by noon the shortfall will rise to 700 MW. In the previous day, the service was continuously interrupted from 4:49 a.m., with a maximum shortfall of 1,771 MW at 6:20 p.m., according to the official report released by the state-owned company.
The UNE reported that the units 5 and 8 of the CTE Mariel, the unit 5 of the CTE Nuevitas, and the unit 2 of the CTE Felton remain out of service. Additionally, the unit 2 of the CTE Santa Cruz and the unit 4 of the CTE Carlos Manuel de Céspedes in Cienfuegos are under maintenance. The limitations in thermal generation amount to 569 MW out of service, while the lack of fuel continues to affect 96 distributed generation plants, totaling 896 MW, in addition to 150 MW unavailable due to a lack of lubricant, resulting in a total of 1,046 MW out of the system for this reason.
The 34 photovoltaic solar parks in the country contributed 3,084 MWh of production on Thursday, with a maximum output of 629 MW during midday hours. However, their contribution is insufficient to compensate for the multiple outages and the growing national electricity demand. The situation confirms that blackouts continue throughout the country, despite announcements of investment in renewable sources and system maintenance. With a deficit exceeding 1,800 MW, millions of Cubans continue to face prolonged interruptions in electricity service, with no signs of improvement in the short term.
In Havana, the Havana Electric Company reported that the service was affected the previous day for 3 hours and 53 minutes, with a maximum impact of 243 MW at 6:20 p.m., restored by 8:31 p.m.. According to the statement, there were no interruptions recorded in the early hours of Friday, and at the time of the report, there were no deficiencies causing outages; however, the company warned that interruptions “will depend on the demands of the National Electroenergetic System (SEN).”
The entity also published a schedule of outages due to a generation deficit for January 9 and the early morning of the 10th, which includes planned cuts in different time blocks, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 AM the following day, alternating between blocks B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, and B1.
The forecast for this Friday worsens the situation that had already been reported on Thursday, when blackouts persisted in Cuba with an electrical deficit exceeding 1,600 MW, reflecting the structural fragility of the national energy system.
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