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New Total Blackout in Cuba Due to the Disconnection of the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant

 The Government suspends all teaching and work activities, except for “vital” ones The break occurred at 2:08 a.m. on Wednesday. 14ymedio, Havana, 4 December 2024 — Cuba’s National Electricity System (SEN) suffered its third disconnection in less than two months at 2:08 a.m. this morning, plunging the country into total darkness once again. According to … Continue reading “New Total Blackout in Cuba Due to the Disconnection of the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant”

Cuban Experts Continue to Look for the ‘Technological Failure’ in the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant

14ymedio, Havana, 6 November 2022 — The largest thermoelectric power plant in Cuba, Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas, was disconnected again this Saturday. The Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) reported that its departure from the National Electricity System was due to a “technological failure” that occurred 19 days after its synchronization to the network. In an … Continue reading “Cuban Experts Continue to Look for the ‘Technological Failure’ in the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant”

A New Breakdown in the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant Causes Another Day with a More than 40 Percent Electricity Deficit

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 13 September 2021 — The state company Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE) announced on Tuesday that the energy deficit will be around 41% of the maximum generation capacity in the afternoon-night schedule of highest consumption. The high deficit occurs a day after the departure from the national electricity system of the country’s main … Continue reading “A New Breakdown in the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant Causes Another Day with a More than 40 Percent Electricity Deficit”

The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant Goes Out of Service Over Lack of Water

14ymedio, Havana, 8 August 2022 — The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant, which operates in the city of Matanzas, left the National Electricity System, as confirmed by the authorities, Monday afternoon, causing a loss of 1,246 MW and ensuring the programming of more blackouts. “The unit ran out of sufficient water supply to stay in … Continue reading “The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant Goes Out of Service Over Lack of Water”

Negligence or Sabotage, the Readers of ‘Cubadebate’ Comment on the Fire at the Guiteras Power Plant

The fire has already been extinguished by firefighters, and “an immense layer of foam covers the place,” according to the official press 14ymedio, Havana, 15 June 2024 — “We are still waiting for the official reports of the disasters and accidents in the last five years,” complained a reader of Cubadebate this Friday, at the … Continue reading “Negligence or Sabotage, the Readers of ‘Cubadebate’ Comment on the Fire at the Guiteras Power Plant”

Cuba’s Guiteras Power Plant Reaches Its Maximum Without Solving the Island’s Energy Deficit

14ymedio, Madrid, 21 March 2024 — At 8 p.m. this Wednesday, the Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas thermoelectric plant had reached 280 megawatts (MW), its maximum power, which it maintains today, Thursday, at the beginning of the day. The news about the main electricity generation unit in the country must now be given like this, because … Continue reading “Cuba’s Guiteras Power Plant Reaches Its Maximum Without Solving the Island’s Energy Deficit”

La Guiteras Power Plant Lasts Only One Day Before Shutting Down on the Cuban Electric System

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 March 2024 — The main thermoelectric power plant in the country, the Antonio Guiteras of Matanzas, left the National Electric System (SEN) just 24 hours after its synchronization. Without further details, early in the morning of Wednesday, the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) announced that its only unit is out of service … Continue reading “La Guiteras Power Plant Lasts Only One Day Before Shutting Down on the Cuban Electric System”

With the Felton and Guiteras Power Plants Out of Combat, a New Season of Blackouts Arrives in Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 26 January 2024 — In just two hours, a storm of indignant comments has fallen on the Facebook page of the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE), which announces for this Friday a deficit of 1,010 megawatts (MW) during peak hours. The figure is one of the highest that can be remembered, after November … Continue reading “With the Felton and Guiteras Power Plants Out of Combat, a New Season of Blackouts Arrives in Cuba”

The G-77 Summit in Cuba Has Ended, and the Blackouts Return With a New Breakdown in La Guiteras

14ymedio, Havana, September 18, 2023 – A few hours had passed since the closing of the G-77 plus China Summit, held in Havana, when the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, located in Matanzas, left the National Electricity System (SEN), which this Sunday had a deficit of 274 megawatts (MW); today, Monday,  it foresees the lack of … Continue reading “The G-77 Summit in Cuba Has Ended, and the Blackouts Return With a New Breakdown in La Guiteras”

Three Months After Completing a Capital Repair, Cuba’s Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant Goes out of Service

14ymedio, Havana, 24 August 2023 — The directors of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant reported on Thursday the departure from the National Electric System (SEN) for approximately 72 hours, almost three months after it received capital maintenance. The authorities, who have tried to downplay the fact by alleging “repairs and maintenance,” reported that the plant, … Continue reading “Three Months After Completing a Capital Repair, Cuba’s Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant Goes out of Service”

Cuba’s Guiteras Thermal Electric Plant will be Out of Service for Three Months for Repairs

14ymedio, Havana, 19 October 2022 — The announcement that the Antonio Guiteras thermal power plant, in Matanzas, must be disconnected for three months for a comprehensive repair definitively contradicts Miguel Díaz-Canel’s promise about the end of the blackouts by December. Outdated and defective technology, natural disasters and increasingly serious breakdowns, plus the impossibility of thorough … Continue reading “Cuba’s Guiteras Thermal Electric Plant will be Out of Service for Three Months for Repairs”

Cuba’s Electric Union Breaks Its Silence and Announces That the New Turkish Power Plant Is Only Visiting

Random “crashes” multiply, and a fourth total blackout is feared 14ymedio, Madrid, 14 December 2024 — Five days after the arrival in Havana of the new Turkish floating power plant, the Cankuthan Bey, the Cuban Electric Union (UNE) acknowledged its presence. The UNE confirmed on X this Friday that, as published by 14ymedio, the ‘patana’, … Continue reading “Cuba’s Electric Union Breaks Its Silence and Announces That the New Turkish Power Plant Is Only Visiting”

Lights Come Back On in Havana but Some Blocks Still Don’t Have Power

The recovery process in the east is much slower and residents fear how Hurricane Oscar might affect that. 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 21 October 2024 — “They all wear sweaters under their uniforms in case they’re ordered to out onto the street. This way they can take off their shirts, blend into the crowd … Continue reading “Lights Come Back On in Havana but Some Blocks Still Don’t Have Power”

With Few Exceptions, Cuba Remains in Darkness Despite Effort to Reboot the Nation’s Power Plants

14ymedio, Havana, October 19, 2024 — By Saturday it will be 24 hours since a massive power outage gripped Cuba on Friday morning. Meanwhile, getting the nation’s power grid back up and running seems to be moving slowly. 14ymedio was able to confirm that electricity was restored to a few isolated facilities in Havana such … Continue reading “With Few Exceptions, Cuba Remains in Darkness Despite Effort to Reboot the Nation’s Power Plants”

Cuba Will Remain Without Electricity at Least Until Saturday

UNE announced the “total disconnection” of the Electrical System The Antonio Guiteras power plant had scheduled maintenance, but it did not last until the scheduled date With the country in darkness and the economy paralyzed, Marrero says that Cuba “is not yet in a bottomless abyss” 14ymedio, Havana, 18 October 2024 — The Cuban Ministry … Continue reading “Cuba Will Remain Without Electricity at Least Until Saturday”