UNE projects a 1,680 MW power shortfall during peak demand
Saturday’s forecast comes as several generating units remain out of service because of breakdowns and maintenance.
Cuba’s Electric Union forecasts that disrupted service will reach 1,680 megawatts during Saturday’s peak-demand period. Interruptions were expected to continue throughout the day amid a shortage of generating capacity.
At 6:00 a.m., the National Electric System had 1,250 MW available against demand of 2,470 MW, according to Cubadebate. UNE estimated 1,350 MW of disrupted service at midday; for peak hours, it projected maximum demand of 2,900 MW and a generation deficit of 1,650 MW.
Service was disrupted throughout all 24 hours on Friday. The day’s peak disruption reached 1,886 MW at 7:30 p.m. Units out because of breakdowns included No. 2 at Felton and Nos. 3 and 6 at Renté; other units at Santa Cruz, Nuevitas and Renté were under maintenance.