Saturday without power in Cuba: the electrical system again registers a deficit of more than 1400 MW.
The blackouts in Cuba are relentless. This May 3rd dawned with outages across the country, and the situation is worsening. Power was affected throughout Friday and into the early hours of Saturday. By XNUMX:XNUMX a.m., more than XNUMX megawatts were already off the grid.
The official government report acknowledges a critical outlook. The electricity system's availability is only 1720 MW, while demand exceeds 2700. There is at least a 1025 MW deficit, and the impact is expected to rise to 1180 MW by midday.
On Friday, the largest blackout occurred at 7:50 p.m. At that time, 1683 MW were missing. Demand was higher than expected. Production is falling short, and people are feeling the effects in their homes, hospitals, and workplaces.
Blackouts everywhere
Today there is no single cause. Everything fails at once.
One unit of the Felton thermoelectric plant is out of order. Three others—in Santa Cruz, Cienfuegos, and Renté—are shut down for maintenance. But the worst part is fuel. 963 MW are missing for this reason.
Nearly 80 distributed generation plants are not operating. The Mariel fuel plant has 133 MW idle. Moa, 149. Melones, 104. These are large and constant figures. Solutions are not forthcoming.
difficult night
The forecast for rush hour is grim. Although they could recupto be something —80 MW in diesel, 104 in Melones and 149 in Moa—, it will not be enough.
The country needs at least 3400 MW. Only 2053 will be available. The gap will be dramatic: a 1347 MW deficit. The expected impact exceeds 1400 MW. The blackouts will be long and widespread.
Solar energy: little and only during the day
The nine new solar farms contributed 1103 MWh yesterday. It seems like a lot, but it doesn't change anything. That energy is only useful for a few hours a day. At night, when it's most needed, it's not there.
Meanwhile, Cubans cook in the dark or at dawn. The government-imposed electric stoves no longer work without power. Refrigerators defrost. Hospitals are struggling. There are no clear answers, only repeated reports without dates.
No one knows when stability will return. But everyone knows it won't happen today either.
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