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Work continues on the gradual restoration of the National Electric System

Although efforts continue to connect the electrical system throughout the country, power outages due to generation deficits will persist even after reconnection

Author:  | internet@granma.cu

Photo: UnionEléctrica.cu

Update || Regarding the restoration of the National Electric System:

*The system is now interconnected from Pinar del Río to Holguín.

*Work continues to connect the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, and Granma.

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The recovery of the National Electric System (SEN) was progressing gradually after the total blackout that occurred on Sunday at 10:43 PM, which left the country without electricity generation from the integrated system.
From that moment, the National Electric Union activated the established protocols for this type of contingency and worked continuously throughout the early morning and day of Monday to achieve the gradual reconnection of the system.
Engineer Félix Estrada Rodríguez, director of the National Load Dispatch Center, explained that during the recovery process, work was done to restart thermal units located in Mariel and Santa Cruz del Norte, as part of the strategy to create microsystems and subsequently expand to other regions of the country.
He detailed that, around 5:05 p.m. on Monday, meteorological events associated with thunderstorms and heavy rains in the western region affected the system’s transmission and caused the units that made up the microsystem established from Pinar del Río to Cienfuegos to go offline.
Given this situation, the restoration protocols were reactivated, and efforts to recover that microsystem resumed. The thermal power plants that were in the startup phase were made available again for commissioning once they received power.
The defined strategy involves first consolidating the western microsystem and gradually progressing toward the central and eastern parts of the country. This process prioritizes energizing substations and networks that will provide service to vital centers such as hospitals and water supply facilities.
Estrada Rodríguez stated that, although efforts continue to connect the electrical system throughout the country, even after reconnection, disruptions due to generation deficits will persist.

Cuban industry

Cuban government notes improvement in the country’s energy carriers

Cuban government notes improvement in the country’s energy carriers
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel headed a government meeting on Monday, in which he noted improvements in the situation of energy carriers and evaluated the progress of measures for the country’s socioeconomic development.

Author: Radio Habana Cuba | internet@granma.cu

august 1, 2023 08:08:17



Photo: Vicente Brito
Havana, August 1 (RHC)– Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel headed a government meeting on Monday, in which he noted improvements in the situation of energy carriers and evaluated the progress of measures for the country’s socioeconomic development.

During the session of the executive committee of the Council of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, the stability in the supply of fuels and other energy carriers was acknowledged in relation to previous weeks.

According to a television news report, the head of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Vicente La O, pointed out that electricity generation capacities have been recovered in the national electro-energy system -SEN.

The head of this sector stated that the strategy made it possible to put into operation the thermoelectric plants planned to produce the energy demanded by the population and the nation’s economy during the summer months.

All the thermoelectric plants planned to be incorporated to the SEN are on line, there is one more planned for the month of August; meanwhile, the company Energas reaches its generation potentialities during peak hours, Minister La O

The President appreciated the improvement in the supply of fuel, and urged to follow up on the measures adopted to achieve continuity in their implementation.

The governmental body also reviewed the actions to guarantee the production of food and the acquisition and distribution of the basic basket of food products in spite of the international crisis and the tightening of the U.S. blockade.

Likewise, the governmental entity analyzed the situation of cargo and passenger transportation and the supply of water to the population.

Regarding the latter, the president of the Institute of Hydraulic Resources, Antonio Rodríguez, explained that although there is recovery in the water reservoirs, there are regions of the country affected by the drought.

On the other hand, Rodríguez said, work is being done to repair pumping equipment for the water supply, especially in Havana, which will be supported by the imminent arrival in the country of new equipment for these functions.

For his part, the president of the National Assembly of People’s Power (parliament), Esteban Lazo, called for prompt compliance with the agreements of the most recent ordinary session of the parliament, among them the surveillance in neighborhoods and communities.

Lazo also mentioned the confrontation of illegalities, corruption and inflation. At the meeting, the program for the country’s bankarization was approved.

Also present at the meeting of the Cuban executive were the members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party, the Vice President of the Republic, Salvador Valdés, and the Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee, Roberto Morales.

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Cuban industry, Cuban Medicine

Cuba develops new hip prosthesis

Cuba develops new hip prosthesis
Cuba presented a homegrown hip prosthesis to meet the domestic demand, especially among the elderly, a demographic segment that represents a little more than 20 percent of the population.

Author: Radio Habana Cuba | internet@granma.cu

february 17, 2023 08:02:50

Photo: Estudios Revolución

Havana, Feb 16 (RHC) Cuba presented a homegrown hip prosthesis to meet the domestic demand, especially among the elderly, a demographic segment that represents a little more than 20 percent of the population.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel described as a success of Cuban science the prototype that was unveiled during the regular meeting of experts and scientists on medical issues.
According to information from the Presidency of the Republic, the project is the result of collaboration among several institutions, including the Public Health Ministry and the Union of Military Industry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Companies, universities, and private stockholders also participated, among them the self-employed worker Osbel Fleitas, who devised a welding machine, an innovative and essential element for the production of the prostheses.
In November 2022, the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED) granted Exceptional Use Authorization to this product, which is currently in Phase III of Clinical Trials, which has allowed its use in 38 patients.
The specialist in orthopedics and traumatology Roberto Balmaseda said that the people treated at the Fructuoso Rodriguez Hospital have not presented any technical complications during the surgical procedure, nor are there any adverse reactions or infections after the implants.
The expert considered that in the medium term, Cuba will be in a position to obtain technological sovereignty regarding these prostheses, since the industry is currently capable of producing 150 of these devices every month.
Diaz-Canel pointed out that beyond what has been achieved, this work opens the way for the development of other kinds of prostheses that are also needed in the country. (Source: PL)

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Cuban industry, Cuban Medicine

Cuban biotechnology brings development and sovereignty to Mariel

Cuban biotechnology brings development and sovereignty to Mariel
The CIGB-Mariel biotechnological facility is the first operation of its kind in the Mariel Special Development Zone, financed with 100% Cuban capital and the product of a joint effort by our country’s technologists, engineers, designers and construction workers

Author: Gladys Leydis Ramos López | internet@granma.cu
november 10, 2021 11:11:46


Photo: ZEDM
The CIGB-Mariel biotechnological complex, inaugurated October 25, is the first high-technology operation established in the Mariel Special Development Zone, a product of the joint efforts and knowledge of Cuban technologists, engineers and designers.

All are affiliated with the Esines specialized engineering services company affiliated with the BioCubaFarma enterprise group and the new CIGB-Mariel itself, were recognized in a ceremony for their design and technological conceptualization of the project, completed with optimum quality and financed with 100% Cuban capital.

During the event, presided by Party Political Bureau member and director of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Marta Ayala Avila, as well as Oscar Treto Cardenas, from the Party Central Committee, BioCubaFarma director Eduardo Martinez Diaz stated that this treasure, of which the Cuban people is proud, was possible thanks to those who contributed, in many moments of tension, to ensuring that the highest standards were met in construction of the complex.

The young designer Lázaro Leonardo Hernández, an Esines specialist, described the experience as the most gratifying of his professional career, consolidating and giving continuity to the development of Cuban biotechnology.

Miguel Francisco Prado Muñoz, general director of Esines, added that the complex, built in just 57 months, is a huge plus for the Cuban technological industry and one of the most advanced in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The new facility’s director, engineer Catalina Álvarez Irarragorri, reported that plans for the complex include the production of vaccines and innovative drugs to treat diseases that afflict the Cuban population and of other nations, as well.

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