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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”

14ymedio, Havana, December 11, 2023 — The Lidio Ramón Pérez thermoelectric plant of Felton, in Mayarí, managed to operate a little more than three days since it was last synchronized to the National Electroenergy System (SEN). The plant joined the system last Thursday, after a repair that lasted more than two weeks, but on Monday … Continue reading “A Breakdown in the Felton Thermoelectric Plant Strains the Energy Situation in Cuba”

14ymedio, Havana, 30 July 2022 — The Felton thermoelectric power plant, located in Mayarí (Holguín), once again becomes a stressor for the Cuban government. This Thursday, a breakdown in the boiler of unit 1 caused its exit from the National Electrical System, while unit 2 remains disabled due to the large fire suffered at the … Continue reading “Felton, Cuba’s Largest Power Plant, Closes Again Due to a Breakdown”

14ymedio, Havana, 20 April 2025 — For Cubans, Lent does not end at the same time as in the rest of the world. Especially when it comes to energy, the Island’s electricity never arrives on Easter, and the resurrections promised by the Government for the national electricity system (SEN) never take place: for this Sunday … Continue reading “Another Day With Long Blackouts in Cuba: “It Was the Lord’s Turn To Rise From the Darkness””

This Monday, the impact exceeded 1,800 megawatts due to “demand above the forecast,” according to UNE. 14ymedio, Havana, 8 April 2025 — The energy deficit forecast by the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) for this Monday, 1,636 megawatts (MW), with a consequent impact of 1,706 MW, was already serious, but ended up being even more … Continue reading “With Eight Solar Parks and More Fuel, Cuba Remains on the Verge of Total Blackout”

Nine units of the country’s seven thermoelectric plants are shut down due to breakdowns. 14ymedio, Havana, 31 March 2025 — With the Government’s accelerated commitment to photovoltaic energy, a new hero has been born in Cuba: the solar panel installer. The official press sings his praises, like this bit from Invasor: “It’s almost 12:00 noon … Continue reading “The Multiplication of Solar Parks in Cuba Fails To Reduce the Energy Deficit”

The Canadian power plant contributed about 816 gigawatt-hours in 2024 to the national electricity system and allowed the reconnection of the thermoelectric plants. 14ymedio, Havana, 20 March 2025 — The gas power plants of the Canadian mining giant Sherritt in Boca de Jaruco (Mayabeque) and Varadero (Matanzas) were key pieces in returning electricity to Cuba … Continue reading “Sherritt’s Two Power Plants in Cuba Were Key to Solving the Blackout”

A power deficit of 1,300 MW is forecast for today as more tankers carrying oil and fuel continue to arrive. 14ymedio, Havana, 18 March 2025 — After the collapse last Friday of the national electricity system (SEN), electricity is not the only thing missing for Cubans. In Havana, the image of elderly people carrying buckets … Continue reading “Electricity Returns in Havana and Now There Is No Water”

Technicians face difficulties in resolving a “complex situation” 14ymedio, Havana, 16 March 2025 –The few lights that were on in Havana at sunset this Saturday looked more like phantoms in a cemetery than a capital city. From the Loma de la Cruz in Guanabacoa, where a reporter from this newspaper photographed the dark panorama, a … Continue reading “The General Blackout in Cuba Continues, With a Few Islands of Light”

 20 photovoltaic plants are needed to replace the more than 400 MW lost with the closure of five floating power plants 14ymedio, Havana, 28 February 2025 — With great enthusiasm the Cuban authorities boasted a week ago of having synchronized the first photovoltaic park in Havana, named Escuela de Enfermería, to the national electrical system (SEN), … Continue reading “The Chinese Solar Parks Arrive, the Turkish ‘Patanas’ Leave and the Blackouts Continue”

The official press is multiplying information on this subject to convey the idea that the authorities are prioritizing the generation of electricity. 14ymedio, Havana, February 17, 2025 — The recipe of “zero tolerance” has spread in recent months to energy crimes. In the middle of a February, with blackouts that exceed 30 hours in a … Continue reading “Cornered by the Energy Crisis, the Cuban Regime Promises a Firm Hand Against ‘Sabotage’”

Priority will be given to “those owners who collaborate in the charging of rechargeable equipment” 14ymedio, Havana, 15 February 2025 — With the Island in check due to the “complex energy situation,” the national electricity system (SEN) cannot get a break. The deficit forecast for this Saturday, of 1,405 megawatts (MW), indicates that the work … Continue reading “Only 10 Liters of Fuel for Owners of Generators in Artemisa”