The new outage of the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant from the National Electroenergetic System (SEN), which occurred in the early hours of July 26, triggered hundreds of reactions on the Facebook page of CiberCuba.
Amidst black humor, irony, and frustration, readers made it clear that the ongoing breakdowns at the country's largest thermoelectric plant no longer surprise them.
The phrase that was repeated the most was a question that almost became a meme: "But had she entered?". Dozens of people wrote similar versions: "And when did she enter?", "I didn't know she had entered", "I thought she was still out of service", "We didn't even realize she was functioning" or "At what point was she connected?".
For many, the news confirms that the operation of the Guiteras no longer changes the reality of the blackouts. A comment summarized that perception: "Whether she's inside or outside does not make a difference".
Another added, "They come and go, and for no reason there’s never a current," while someone wrote, "We don’t even notice when it enters or when it leaves because the blackouts are always the same."
The coincidence with July 26 also sparked a flurry of jokes. Numerous readers claimed that the thermoelectric plant "went out to celebrate July 26". Others commented: "It went to Pinar del Río for the event," "It went to storm the Moncada", "Took the holiday", "It has the right to rest too," or "It left because it's a holiday."
Several users also mocked the recognition recently received by the plant. "They already gave it the diploma, now it's on vacation", wrote one. Another commented: "The recognition was well deserved," while a third stated it was awarded "for being the one that fails the most."
La Guiteras was depicted by many as an tireless traveler. Among the comments, phrases like "She's always on her way out," "She goes out more than I do," "How she loves the street," "She's never at home," "What kind of visa does she have to go out so much," and "That wanderer goes out more than I do" were abundant.
Others took advantage of the situation to link the news with recent official statements about the "utopia." Thus, messages appeared such as "He left with the utopia," "He is seeking the horizon," "The Guiteras has the fever of utopia" or "Two steps forward and ten steps back."
There was no shortage of double entendre humor either. "It doesn't matter whether you go out or come in, given the current situation we have," wrote one reader, while another summed up the general sentiment with a striking phrase: "That's not news anymore, it's normal." Another was even more straightforward: "Say something we don't already know."
Among the jokes, indignation also slipped in. Some labeled the situation as a "lack of respect," lamented that "we live in darkness," and questioned whether the repairs consist solely of "patching up the corroded parts" without addressing the structural deterioration of the plant.
Reactions show that the recurrence of breakdowns at the Antonio Guiteras has ceased to be a source of surprise and has instead become a cause for sarcasm, resignation, and mistrust among many Cubans, who feel that whether or not the country's main thermoelectric plant is operational, their long hours without electricity remain exactly the same.
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