Hoy será una de las peores jornadas de apagones en Cuba: Programación, déficit y afectaciones por territorios

Severe electrical crisis in Cuba: more than 1,800 MW deficit and blackouts of up to 24 hours. List of some territories that are currently without power.

The Electric Union (UNE) has reported an unprecedented energy deficit, with prolonged blackouts in several provinces and widespread discontent among the population.

The National Electric System (SEN) remains in crisis, with power outages exceeding 20 hours daily in some areas.

According to the official report from the UNE, the electric service was affected from 5:12 a.m. the previous day and remained interrupted throughout the entire night. A maximum impact of 1,736 MW was reported at 6:40 p.m., and the forecasts for today's peak hours indicate a deficit of 1,870 MW.

Current Status of the National Electric System

• Availability: 1,390 MW
• Demand: 2,300 MW
• Current impact: 987 MW
• Forecast for midday: 1,250 MW affected
• Estimated deficit for peak hours: 1,800 MW

Outrage and complaints from the population

The situation is alarming, with power outages preventing the cooking of food, the refrigeration of basic products, and nighttime rest. On social media, complaints are constant:

• There is not a single day without impact, this is for life. They are getting us used to living without electricity.
• Inhuman everything, children and elderly without food, unable to sleep. This is degrading.
• If they made an equitable distribution, the suffering would be less. But the capital hardly suffers outages while the rest of the country is in darkness.
• Cienfuegos has been without power for 24 hours. Who is going to pay for the food that is spoiling?
• We are becoming magicians: in one hour we have to wash, cook, and iron before he leaves again.

Citizens warn that the situation was not seen even during the so-called Special Period and that there are fewer and fewer explanations from the authorities.

Citizen reports of blackouts by provinces and localities

Citizen reports reflect the severity of the energy collapse throughout the country:

• Cienfuegos: 24 hours without electricity, without access to drinking water.
• Santa Marta, Cárdenas (Matanzas): more than 20 hours without power.
• Pedro Betancourt (Matanzas): barely one hour of electricity daily.
• Mayabeque: cuts of 17 consecutive hours.
• Villa Clara: blackouts of more than 12 hours daily.
• Santa Cruz del Sur (Camagüey): more than 18 hours without power.
• Camagüey: barely 2 hours up-to-date with electric service.
• Granma: constant blackouts, without a defined schedule.
• Holguín: severe interruptions require total disconnection.
• Pinar del Río: between 18 and 24 hours without power in different municipalities.
• Viñales (Pinar del Río): without service since 4:56 p.m. the previous day.
• Artemis: the province has been completely turned off on several occasions.
• Güira de Melena (Artemisa): less than 8 hours daily with current.
• Buey Arriba (Granma): uninterrupted cuts.
• Sibanicú (Camagüey): more than 24 hours without electricity.
• Somorrostro (Mayabeque): blackout since 3 p.m. the previous day, more than 17 continuous hours.
• Matanzas: apagones casi permanentes, “prácticamente no hay luz”.
• San Miguel del Padrón (La Habana): cortes de 4 a 5 horas, reclaman distribución equitativa.
• Cárdenas (Matanzas): reportan circuitos desconectados 20 horas seguidas.
• Santa Clara: cortes desde la madrugada, más de 12 horas diarias sin corriente.
• Bauta (Artemisa): apagones extremos, con apenas unas horas de servicio.
• Palmira (Cienfuegos): sin agua potable debido a los apagones.
• Buena Vista (Cienfuegos): more than 24 hours without electricity.
• Ciego de Avila: reportes de cortes exceeding 20 hours daily.

Los ciudadanos denuncian que la inequality in service distribution it is increasingly evident and that the capital receives preferential treatment frente al resto del país. La incertidumbre crece ante la falta de respuestas concretas de las autoridades.