Energy & power plants · Mayabeque

CTE Ernesto Guevara (Santa Cruz del Norte)

Thermoelectric power plant (national-crude-fired)

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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 & power plants

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

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