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Cuba woke up this Tuesday plunged into blackouts all around: electric service was interrupted for 24 hours on Monday, and the disruption continued into the early hours of today, according to the official statement from the Electric Union (UNE).
As of 06:00 hours this Tuesday, the availability of the National Electric System (SEN) was only 1,180 MW compared to a demand of 2,340 MW, leaving 1,158 MW without coverage across the country.
The situation promises to worsen with the arrival of night. The UNE forecasts a demand of 2,850 MW during peak hours with a supply that would remain at 1,180 MW, resulting in a deficit of 1,670 MW.
An impact of 1,700 MW is forecasted for this time, a figure that reflects a sustained trend of energy crisis in which deficits have ranged between 1,609 MW and 1,945 MW in recent days.
Among the factors that have deepened the energy collapse is the interruption of Venezuelan crude oil supply since December 2025, which has left power plants without the necessary fuel to operate at full capacity.
The country has also not fully recovered from the total collapses of the SEN, events that revealed the structural fragility of Cuba's electrical infrastructure.
Experts have noted that the recovery of the system would require between 8 billion and 10 billion dollars, an amount that is unreachable for the Cuban economy in its current situation.
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