The Lidio Ramón Pérez Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) in Felton came online shortly after 1:00 a.m. To contribute to the recovery and stability of the National Electric System (SEN) following Saturday’s outage.
Víctor Hugo González Quiala, acting director of the Holguin-based power plant. Explained to journalist Emilio Rodríguez of Radio Mayari that unit one of the plant. It was providing a stable load of 200 megawatts (MW) at 6:00 a.m. this Monday.
The director noted that the unexpected shutdown was used as an opportunity to carry out technical interventions. Aimed at reinforcing the plant’s operational safety.
González Quiala specified that these interventions included repairing a leak in the RA21 boiler’s blowdown valve. Addressing leaks detected in the air preheaters. These interventions included subsequent testing to ensure the systems were watertight.
Moreover the addition of the Felton plant represents a significant contribution to the country’s electricity generation. At a time when the National Electric System needs to strengthen its stability and supply capacity.
The power outage on March 21st occurred within a context of increasing economic pressure on Cuba from the United States. Which has prevented oil shipments to the island for the past three months.
With information from CNA
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