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Energy · Mayabeque

CTE Ernesto Guevara (Santa Cruz del Norte)

Thermoelectric power plant (national-crude-fired)

🔴 Stateℹ️ Atlas — info only
Scale
~295-300 MW (two ~100 MW + one ~95 MW; Soviet technology)
Status
One of the larger western plants, plagued by frequent unit trips through 2025-2026. Burns national crude via pipeline (lower fuel-transport cost). Opportunity: unit overhaul/repowering.
Sector
Energy
Province
Mayabeque
Coordinates
23.159, -81.952
Layer
Layer 2 · Atlas
Notes
Also called 'Este de la Habana'. Operated by Unión Eléctrica (UNE) under MINEM.
Controlling entity
Unión Eléctrica (UNE)

National electric utility under the Ministry of Energy and Mines. Owns the thermoelectric fleet, the China-backed solar program and wind farms. State-owned and embargo-restricted, though not itself on the CRL/SDN.

Sources: Global Energy Monitor · CiberCuba · MEP Cuba · Cubadebate