School and work activities resume, however Cuban authorities state policy of rolling, five-hour day-to-day blackouts will continue.
Published On 5 Dec 2024
Authorities state Cuba’s nationwide electricalenergy grid hasactually been reconnected however is still havingahardtime to fulfill need after a acrossthecountry blackout left millions of individuals without power for hours.
The National Electric Union (UNE) stated on Thursday that it had improved generation to 1,450 megawatts (MW), still less than half the normal peak need of 3,200MW.
“The [grid] is operating generally now, however duetothefactthat of a generation deficit we wear’t have adequate capability to cover need,” stated Lazaro Guerra, who supervises the sector for Cuba’s Ministry of Energy.
This week’s acrossthecountry blackout — the 3rd in less than 2 months — tookplace in the early hours of Wednesday after the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, the nation’s top electricalpower manufacturer, shut down.
That setoff a chain response, frustrating an currently strained power system and leaving the capital, Havana, in the dark.
Cuba’s oil-fired power plants are years old and havingahardtime to run, however this year brought additi