La estatal de electricidad pronostica apagones simultáneos en el 60 % de Cuba este sábado
Cuba enfrenta otro día crítico: la Unión Eléctrica pronostica apagones simultáneos en el 60 % del país este sábado por un severo déficit energético que sigue rompiendo récords
TL;DR
- Unión Eléctrica (UNE) predicts power outages affecting 60% of Cuba on Saturday.
- A record 61% of Cuba experienced blackouts on Friday.
- The energy crisis stems from frequent breakdowns in old thermoelectric plants and a lack of foreign currency for fuel.
- Six out of 16 operational thermoelectric units are offline.
- 90 distributed generation units are not operating due to lack of fuel or lubricant.
- Independent experts estimate $8-10 billion is needed to revitalize the energy system.
- The Cuban government blames US sanctions for the energy crisis.