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The Cuban influencer residing in Spain and supporter of the regime, María Teresa Felipe Sosa, known on social media as Tere Felipe, blamed Donald Trump for the blackouts in Cuba, which sparked heated criticism from Cubans online.
“There have been severe blackouts in my country in recent hours… They are denying an entire country access to fuels while fascists celebrate and blame the government for the collapse. Cuba is not falling apart; it is being suffocated by a fascist pedophile,” said Felipe on X, where he describes himself as "very Cuban, art historian, communicator, fidelista-marxist-leninist."
Following his tweet, many reminded him that blackouts in Cuba have always existed and are inherent to the regime's inefficiency.
"Before the 90s, when money came from CAME like water, there were blackouts too, ah, but it's the fault of Yankee imperialism. You'd be better off coming to your country because it's hot here, not tweeting nonsense," a Cuban commented.
Others mocked the hypocrisy of supporting the regime while speaking about blackouts while living comfortably in Spain.
"Go, Tere, but head over there to support. Opening X and writing from Spain is very easy. Go to resist creatively"; "Come, Tere, you'll be able to inform much better in the first person," they commented.
Another one reminded him of the predatory nature of the regime: "A beggar country that always depends on the charity of others, while its resources and fertile lands remain untapped," he commented.
Disconnection from the National Electricity System and electrical crisis
In Cuba, meanwhile, the Electric Union (UNE) announced more blackouts for the weekend, following the near total collapse of the National Electric System (SEN) last Wednesday, which left a large part of the country without service.
On Friday, there was a critical day, with a maximum impact due to a generation capacity deficit that reached 2046 MW at 7:10 PM, a situation that led to protests in areas of Havana and Matanzas.
According to the report from UNE, at 6:00 AM this Saturday, the availability of the SEN was only 1000 MW against a demand of 2223 MW, resulting in a deficit of 1266 MW and directly affecting millions of users.
For the midday schedule, the impact is estimated at 1250 MW, which confirms that the crisis persists even outside peak consumption times.
The main incidents explaining this deficit are concentrated in breakdowns and maintenance of generating units.
Currently, six units are out of service due to malfunction at the CTE Mariel, Santa Cruz, Antonio Guiteras, Felton, and Antonio Maceo power plants. Additionally, three blocks are under maintenance at the Mariel, Nuevitas, and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes plants.
Meanwhile, additional limitations in thermal generation represent 322 MW out of operation.
This combination keeps the SEN operating with extremely limited capacity.
Havana experienced a Friday night filled with protests and the sound of pots and pans in various locations due to the lack of electricity service.
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