The Holguin Electric Company is implementing the corresponding protocol for the recovery of the National Electric System (SEN in the Spanish acronym). Following its outage on Sunday night, prioritizing power to hospitals and vital infrastructure.
Davielquis Cortina Cobas, director of the Provincial Load Dispatch Office. He informed CNA that the company has prepared the Holguin 220 kV substation. With diesel generators to create a micro-electric system to power essential medical centers and water supply systems.
Currently, the Octavio de la Concepción y la Pedraja Pediatric Hospital, the Dr. Fermín Valdés Domínguez Military Hospital, and the Lucía Íñiguez Landín Clinical-Surgical Hospital are powered via circuit 12. As are the Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital, the Electric Company itself, and Etecsa (the telecommunications company), via circuit 20.
The official also stated that they are prioritizing the power supply to the Güirabo Dam pumping system via circuit 18.
At the time of this report, work is underway in the northeastern province to activate the pumping system associated with the Gibara Dam. Which supplies water to the capital city.
Moreover the National Electric Union (UNE) reported on social media. That two units at the Energas Boca de Jaruco power plant were synchronized to the National Electric System (SEN). And that the Ernesto Guevara de la Serna thermoelectric plant, units 5 and 8 at the Máximo Gómez plant. Also unit 3 at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes plant were beginning the startup process.
With information from CNA
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