One of the six floating power plants sent by Turkey to Cuba to alleviate the energy crisis left the shores of Havana to head to Guyana, leaving the Greater Antilles with one less thing to deal with the blackouts in the country.
The departure of this plant occurs in the midst of one of the worst economic crises that has hit Cuba in its history, which has caused a fuel shortage and a deficiency in energy generation.
Eight patanas arrived on the Island in February of last year, but since then, two of them have already left for national waters in July 2023, this after six months of service. The output of these two floating plants represented a deficit of 170 megawatts (MW).
With the departure of the latter, Cuba is left with only five Turkish patanas, worsening the already delicate energy situation in the country.
Vicente de la O Levy, Minister of Energy and Mines, indicated during a session of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP) that the departure of the two vessels last year was due to compliance with the established contracts, since the rental time it had already been completed.
This contract involved the rental of the floating boats with a monthly cost not revealed to the public, providing 633 MW, however, the cost of the diesel necessary to operate them was not included, so this had to be provided by Cuba, which eventually led to the paralysis of some of these units.
The implementation of the palanas was a provisional solution to alleviate the electrical crisis in Cuba, since the government preferred to pay millions of dollars for their services instead of providing adequate maintenance to the thermoelectric plants (CTE) that already exist on the Island. , which have been in operation for several decades.
In February of this year, the Electrical Union (UNE) issued a statement confirming that five of the six patanas that were still on the Island were not in operation due to a lack of diesel.
The latter intensified criticism of the management of the contract and the management of resources by the regime, since the payment had to be made even when the farms did not generate electricity.
Until now, the Cuban regime has not explained the reason for the departure of the patana, so it is unknown if this was due to a change in the contract, the end of it, or the inability of the Island to pay the agreed prices. .
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