Cuba: 83% of the Electrical Service in Havana is Recovered
Landscape of the Havana, this morning, Oct 21, 2024 Photo: Radio Habana Cuba
October 21, 2024 Hour: 1:39 pm
The Havana Electric Company reports that already 261 circuits in Havana have service, which is equivalent to 721 379 customers, 83.6 percent of the total.
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In the midst of a serious energy crisis, Havana has managed to restore electricity service to 83.6 of its customers, according to the Havana Electric Company in the early afternoon. 508MW are reported in service and only 2 hospitals are still to be restored.
On the morning of October 21, the general director of Electricity of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Lázaro Guerra Hernández, provided an update in the information magazine Buenos días, reporting that in total there are 700 MW served throughout the country.
Guerra pointed out that the western microsystem is more consolidated, with unit number 8 of the Mariel and floating power plants in Havana, such as Mariel and Energás Boca de Jaruco, operating. This has allowed a level of coverage in Havana, Mayabeque and Artemisa.
The central microsystem has more than 200 MW and covers the provinces from Matanzas to Camagüey. “The subsystems have been designed from the beginning of the total system fall and are running,” added the engineer, underlining efforts to consolidate existing microsystems to improve the stability of the power supply.
However, the situation remains fragile and the government is working hard to increase supply to more users, depending on available generation capacities.
Accordingly, the Cuban Government has also presented a new strategy to stabilize SEN by reorganizing electricity generation by regions. This includes the creation of clusters in the west and east of the country as well as in the centre to optimize the operation of thermal units.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel has described the current situation as «exceptional», highlighting the challenges facing the country, including fuel shortages aggravated by the US economic embargo.
“The blockade has led to a lack of stable supplies, preventing the system from functioning normally,” he said, referring to the crisis that has led to the collapse of the National Electricity System (SEN) and frequent disconnections in recent days.
Díaz-Canel also praised the dedication of the electrical workers and the understanding of the people in the situation. However, he made a call to civility, condemning acts of vandalism that have tried to disrupt the city’s tranquility. “The Revolution will not tolerate this kind of behavior,” he emphasized.
Simultaneously, the country is preparing to face tropical storm Oscar, which is slowly advancing over eastern Cuba.
With sustained maximum winds of 85 km/h, the storm is expected to impact local infrastructure, which has led the government to suspend non-essential activities and classes on October 21, 22 and 23. The priority is to ensure the safety of the population and facilitate the recovery of the electrical system.
Autor: OSG
Fuente: teleSURtv-CubaDebate
