Update || Regarding the restoration of the National Electric System:
*The system is now interconnected from Pinar del Río to Holguín.
*Work continues to connect the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, and Granma.
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The recovery of the National Electric System (SEN) was progressing gradually after the total blackout that occurred on Sunday at 10:43 PM, which left the country without electricity generation from the integrated system.
From that moment, the National Electric Union activated the established protocols for this type of contingency and worked continuously throughout the early morning and day of Monday to achieve the gradual reconnection of the system.
Engineer Félix Estrada Rodríguez, director of the National Load Dispatch Center, explained that during the recovery process, work was done to restart thermal units located in Mariel and Santa Cruz del Norte, as part of the strategy to create microsystems and subsequently expand to other regions of the country.
He detailed that, around 5:05 p.m. on Monday, meteorological events associated with thunderstorms and heavy rains in the western region affected the system's transmission and caused the units that made up the microsystem established from Pinar del Río to Cienfuegos to go offline.
Given this situation, the restoration protocols were reactivated, and efforts to recover that microsystem resumed. The thermal power plants that were in the startup phase were made available again for commissioning once they received power.
The defined strategy involves first consolidating the western microsystem and gradually progressing toward the central and eastern parts of the country. This process prioritizes energizing substations and networks that will provide service to vital centers such as hospitals and water supply facilities.
Estrada Rodríguez stated that, although efforts continue to connect the electrical system throughout the country, even after reconnection, disruptions due to generation deficits will persist.
