Major thermoelectric plant in central Cuba undergoing maintenance

CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Jan 9 (ACN) Unit number 3 of the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes thermoelectric plant in the province of Cienfuegos, exited today from the National Energy System and started a planned maintenance for 10 days.

Yeranis Zurita, director of the Cienfuegos power plant, informed that this plant, with a capacity of 158 megawatts (MW), reduced its contribution to only 130 MW, due to some major breakdowns.

He indicated that the main damages are in the regulating valve of branch A, whose function is to feed water to the boiler, and the boiler furnace has lost its tightness.

In a recent visit to Cienfuegos, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, explained that it is a positive strategy to maintain the most efficient blocks in order to guarantee the energy stability achieved in recent days.

Opened on December 5, 1978 by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, unit 3 has Japanese technology and has been one of the most efficient in the country.