In Cuba, power outages have occurred due to an accident at a substation

Large-scale power outages have occurred in Cuba after an accident at a substation in Havana, the state-owned company Unión Eléctrica reported.

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“The accident at the Victoria de Girón substation in the capital at 08.20 caused severe fluctuations in the National Electricity System and an emergency shutdown of the Rente 3 and Felton 1 power units,” she said in a Facebook post.

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Unión Eléctrica clarified that the Felton 1 power unit has already been reconnected to the grid. It generates about 50 megawatts of power, gradually increasing the load. ENERGAS power units are also connected to the base generation.

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The national energy system continues to operate in conditions of low availability of generating capacities.
According to the company, due to the accident, blackouts occur throughout the country.