2023-12-20 12:01:41
The “Antonio Guiteras” thermoelectric plant in Matanzas, the largest electrical block in Cuba, was temporarily disconnected (at least 72 hours) since last night, December 19. According to the authorities of the Electric Company (UNE), the objective is to ensure its operation by the end of the year and the beginning of 2024. That is, to avoid the maximum number of blackouts during this holiday season.
According to the UNE, in its Facebook pagethe technicians will carry out work on the output transformer and the regenerative air heaters of the plant located in Matanzas, in the west of the island.
“At 10:47 p.m. tonight, the CTE Guiteras went out of service to carry out maintenance work on its output transformer and the regenerative air heaters; the work will last for approximately 72 hours,” it was stated. read.
The technical director of the thermoelectric plant, Román Pérez Castañeda, told Radio Rebelde that the exit from the National Electroenergy System would be “brief and would not exceed 72 hours.”
The “Guiteras” is scheduled for three-month capital maintenance starting in October next year, but first it needs some “corrections,” according to Pérez Castañeda.
Enter Felton, exit the “Guiteras” of the SEN
The stoppage occurs after unit 1 of the Felton thermoelectric plant, in Holguín, another important block for electricity generation, managed to stabilize online.
The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant has had to stop several times due to technical problems and planned maintenance work, but a major repair is still pending, which has been postponed more than once and is expected to be undertaken next year.
According to the latest report from the UNE in Cuba, unit 3 of the CTE Santa Cruz, unit 6 of the CTE Rente and unit 2 of the CTE Felton were out of operation due to a breakdown. Likewise, maintenance is being carried out on unit 5 of the CTE Mariel.
1703076965
#Guiteras #disconnects #system #Christmas