*Authorities informed the plan of action to accomplish the restoration of the National Electrical System.
*Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced the damage caused by the U.S. government blockade to the electric infrastructure.
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*Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced the damage caused by the U.S. government blockade to the electric infrastructure.
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00:00In Cuba, the actions for the reestablishment of the national electric power system are
00:04progressing after a second total disconnection due to the breakdown in the west of the country.
00:09According to this statement made by Lázaro Guerra, General Director of the Electricity
00:15of the Ministry of the Energy and Mines, there are already generations levels in some thermoelectric
00:22plants such as Santa Cruz, there are already low levels in Mariel, the start-up process
00:27has begun in Revitas, Camagüey and the Terras plant.
00:32It is also expected that capacity will continue to increase when the thermographic plant and
00:38the floating plant of Mariel are joined.
00:40He explains that there are already 370 megawatts of service in the country, mainly in the province
00:48of Mayabeque and in areas of the capital, while the micro-systems in the center of the
00:54country are the most stable.
00:56Engineer Guerra explained that there is no predetermined time period for recovery, although
01:03there is already a fuel supply plant for electricity generation.
01:12We are still looking for alternatives with the displacement of the MOA to also have the
01:17possibility of reaching Felton.
01:20Felton is not available at the moment.
01:22We have had a situation in the thermoelectric plant of Cienfuego, since the system failure
01:28occurred.
01:29It is unavailable and we cannot count on it, but Felton is available, therefore it is very
01:34important and a priority to be able to reach the Felton thermoelectric plant with energy
01:40to start the start-up of the unit, which is an important unit that strengthens the system
01:47in the zone, to later link the subsystems that we are going to have in the western,
01:53central and eastern zones of the country.
01:58The Director of Electricity of the Ministry of Energy of Cuba, Lázaro Guerra, shared
02:03that corresponding work is being carried out to guarantee the restoration of the electrical
02:08system in the shortest time possible.
02:11We continue in this process.
02:13We will continue working intensely, always with the greatest possible tranquility, to
02:19be able to successfully complete the process of restoring the system and in the shortest
02:25time possible to have the system fully restored and, of course, the most important thing is
02:31to increase electricity coverage in the country.
02:35The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, reiterated the continuity of work to reestablish
02:40the National Electric Service with the objectives of achieving stability on the island.
02:44Through the social network, the Cuban President posted, we are at the national law and dispatch.
02:51We're working hard and tirelessly to recover the electric system by the priorities in order
02:57to achieve stability.
02:58A miracle, there was an appointment of those who are leading these complex hours, many
03:05of them young people.
03:14For his part, the foreign ministry, Bruno Rodríguez, in his ex-account, made statements
03:20on the current situation of Cuba, where yesterday the island is facing problems on the electrical
03:26system.
03:27Yesterday, damages in 18 days of blockades are the equivalent to the annual cost of maintaining
03:32the national electric-powered system, not including fuel or investments at around $250
03:39U.S. billion.
03:40If the blockade is lifted, there will be no blackouts.
03:43This way, the U.S. government could support the Cuban people if it wants to.
03:52He also added that it is a lie that the U.S. government authorizes $100 U.S. billion in
03:57humanitarian exports to Cuba, according to a media outlet owned by the U.S.
04:02In fact, it even handled small charitable donations.
04:05Did they miss the zero or are they just kidding?
04:09To support the Cuban people, it lifted the blockade that caused the blackouts.
04:21The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Matanzas Mario
04:26Sabins Lorenzo, announced the start-up of a terrestrial thermoelectric plant.
04:31Through the social network X, the first secretary of the Communist Party assured that the start-up
04:37process of the thermal electric power plant has begun.
04:44There is experience to create a safe process.
04:47We continue moving forward united for Cuba.