Cuba is working to recover the National Electric System (SEN) after the total blackout on Monday, July 6. Authorities have focused their efforts on guaranteeing vital services, such as hospitals, communication centers, and water sources, amidst a complex situation due to fuel shortages.
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The Electric Union and the Defense Councils activated contingency protocols. The restoration strategy is based on the creation of micro-systems and micro-islands of generation throughout the country.
In Havana, the Electric Company reported the restoration of 32.6% of service, benefiting more than 281,000 customers and 43 hospitals, with support from the El Cotorro battery storage system.
Nationwide, Energas units in Boca de Jaruco and Varadero, along with the thermoelectric plants in Mariel, Santa Cruz, and Cienfuegos, have allowed for the expansion of power generation to the central region of the country.
However, the lack of fuel is the main obstacle. Félix Estrada Rodríguez, director of the National Load Dispatch Center, explained that “we were around 1200 MW below available capacity due to a lack of fuel,” which left the system vulnerable.
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President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced the impact of the coercive measures. “While the United States tries to induce a social explosion by strangling Cuba, by blocking fuel access, the Electric Union is mobilizing to reverse the collapse of the National Electric System,” the president stated.
This situation occurs within a context of economic pressure, after Donald Trump signed an executive order in January threatening tariffs on countries that facilitate fuel supplies to the island.
In provinces such as Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Guantánamo, and Villa Clara, microsystems have been stabilized. In Las Tunas, a 12 MW micro-island system is operating, supplying power to health centers, while in Villa Clara, the activation of the Hanabanilla hydroelectric plant restored service to hospitals in Santa Clara. In Matanzas, work is underway to recover the micro-island system that supplies power to the Faustino Pérez Provincial Hospital.
Authorities reiterate that the absolute priority is to maintain basic services and gradually advance toward the full restoration of the National Electric System (SEN). The institutions guarantee that constant monitoring of technical and supply conditions will be maintained to achieve the definitive stabilization of the Cuban electrical grid.
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