Cuba once again deprived of electricity. “At 2:08 a.m. (7:08 a.m. GMT), there was a new disconnection from the national electricity system (SEN), after a breakdown at the Antonio Guiteras power plant,” the country’s main power plant, the ministry announced on X.
At 2:08 this morning, the Electrical System, SEN, was disconnected when the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant left due to the automatic trip.
They are working on the restoration process.— Ministry of Energy and Mines of Cuba 🇨🇺 (@EnergiaMinasCub) December 4, 2024
Already, two general outages have already taken place on October 18 and November 6 due to fuel shortages, natural disasters and the economic crisis.
According to the ministry, crews are working to restore power.
#Cuba From the working group for the recovery of the SEN @VicentedelaO2 explained that
The conditions are more favorable than in the last disconnection, compliance with the procedures is not affected by the hurricane. Islands are already working and the system is gradually being restored— Ministry of Energy and Mines of Cuba 🇨🇺 (@EnergiaMinasCub) December 4, 2024
Power cuts have been a recurring problem in Cuba since the fall of the USSR and the early 1990s. After a short lull in the early 2000s, they were one of the triggers of the unprecedented anti-government demonstrations of July 11, 2021. In September 2022, the country had already experienced a widespread blackout after the passage of the hurricane Ian, who had struck the west of the island.
For three months, Cubans have suffered from power cuts that have become more and more frequent. The first restrictions date back to March, with the government’s increasing difficulties in sourcing fuel and parts needed to operate and repair the country’s eight aging thermoelectric power plants.