Cuba makes progress in restoring the national power system

Engineers and technicians today managed to restore the national power system from west to east, while in Havana, the island's largest and most populated city, more areas are receiving service after the collapse suffered on Friday night.

According to Havana Electric Company, areas of Boyeros, Guanabacoa, Centro Habana, Marianao, Cerro, 10 de Octubre, La Lisa, Playa, San Miguel del Padrón and Arroyo Naranjo in the capital are already supplied and the service is being extended.

According to recent reports from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Felton (units 1) and Nuevitas (units 5 and 6) thermoelectric plants in Holguín and Camagüey respectively have been synchronised with the National Electricity System (SEN).

The Ministry said in X that the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, the island’s largest, as well as Mariel (eight) in Artemisa and Renté (three) in Santiago de Cuba, are in the process of being commissioned.

“During the day, other units will be connected, as well as the floating generators in Havana and Regla and the Mariel motors,” the source said.