Cuba continues with prolonged power outages due to energy deficit, estimated impact of 1,570 MW

The energy crisis in Cuba continues. The electricity service was interrupted throughout the day yesterday and the early morning of this Thursday, April 10th. The situation worsened due to unexpected failures at the Energas Jaruco gas plant, causing a greater impact than planned.

New fault in Jaruco worsens power outages

The highest recorded impact was 1681 MW at 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, coinciding with peak consumption. The breakdown in Jaruco took key units for power generation out of service, completely disrupting the official planning.

Despite the effort to add clean energy to the system, photovoltaic solar parks only managed to contribute 620 MWh. This amount is insufficient compared to the national consumption, which continues to far exceed the actual availability.

Current data from the National Electricity System (SEN)

This Thursday morning, the generation capacity of the National Electric System is 1900 MW, while the demand reaches 2450 MW. The current deficit is 628 MW, with a similar impact on the electric service.

An even more complicated afternoon is expected.

By midday, authorities anticipate an impact of around 950 MW. However, the most critical scenario will come at nightfall. During peak hours, a demand of 3400 MW is estimated against an availability stuck at 1900 MW, which would result in a deficit of 1500 MW and cuts of about 1570 MW.