Cuba: Antonio Guiteras power plant suffers another breakdown

Havana, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Mechanical tensions from the recent disconnection of Cuba's National Electric Grill y (SEN) damaged the boiler at the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant in Matanzas province, the plant's general director, Roman Perez, reported.

September 20, 2026
10:46

The Cuban News Agency (ACN) noted that the cooling process has begun. It supposedly involves punctures at several points in the steam generator.

Perez said this phase requires nearly 72 hours of preparatory work.

Crews from the Power Plant Maintenance Company can begin inspecting and resolving the problem starting Monday afternoon.

He noted that the Guiteras plant had been operating for 44 days with an 185-megawatt average output since its last reconnection on August 4.

The SEN suffered another total disconnection Friday afternoon due to a failure in the 220-kilovolt transmission line connecting the provinces of Matanzas and Cienfuegos.

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