Cuba may have simultaneous blackouts in 12% of its territory within the night of this Wednesday, after a number of days with out main impacts, in keeping with the each day report of the state firm Electrical Union (A).
Breakdowns, gasoline shortages and upkeep at energy vegetation are the primary causes of the present power disaster, which worsened in Might.
UNE forecasts a most electrical energy technology capability of two,750 megawatts (MW) for right this moment, with demand reaching 3,050 MW.
The deficit – the distinction between provide and demand – might be 300 MW and the influence – what’s going to truly be disconnected – will attain 370 MW throughout the so-called “peak hours”, within the night.
The island’s electrical energy system is in a precarious state as a result of breakdowns within the seven thermal energy vegetation, out of date as a result of greater than 4 many years of use, lack of funding and upkeep, in addition to imported gasoline.
Within the final six years, the Cuban authorities has rented as much as seven floating energy vegetation (of which solely 5 at present stay) to alleviate the shortage of producing capability, a fast however non permanent, polluting and costly answer.
Frequent energy cuts are damaging the financial system – which is predicted to contract by one to 2 p.c in 2023 – and are fuelling social discontent in a society already severely affected by an financial disaster for the previous 4 years.
They’ve additionally been the motivation for anti-government protests lately, together with these of July 11, 2021 – the most important in many years – and people of March 17 in Santiago de Cuba and different places. EFE (I)
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