The Holguin Electric Company prepared its 220 kV substation with diesel generators. To guarantee service to hospitals and vital infrastructure in the provincial capital. After the latest National Electric System (SEN) outage this Friday.
Rubert Reynaldo González, the company’s general director, explained to the Cuban News Agency that the established protocols. For operating a backup power system were activated in response to the outage. Designed to protect hospitals and other economic and strategic infrastructure.
The director specified that at that time, the Pediatric, Military, and Clinical-Surgical Hospitals were receiving power through circuit 12. And the Lenin Hospital, the company itself, and Etecsa via the 20.
Also through its digital channels, the company indicated that power was also being supplied to the areas that feed the pumping systems and water treatment plants linked to the Gibara and Güirabo dams. Which provide water to the provincial capital.
The Electric Union reported today on its social media that microsystems were established in each of the country’s provinces to guarantee vital services.
According to the post, a voltage collapse occurred in the western region’s microsystem in the early morning hours. And the priority is to restore generation from the Energas Boca de Jaruco units. In order to begin the startup process for the Máximo Gómez, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, Antonio Guiteras, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, and Diez de Octubre thermoelectric power plants.
Once the connection reaches the eastern part of the country, the Lidio Ramón Pérez Power Plant in Felton and the Antonio Maceo Power Plant in Santiago de Cuba will be incorporated.
With information from CNA
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