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Energy · Santiago de Cuba

CTE Antonio Maceo (Renté)

Thermoelectric power plant (oil-fired)

🔴 Stateℹ️ Atlas — info only
Scale
~380 MW nameplate (four ~95 MW Soviet-era units); real output ~258 MW
Status
Critically aged (in service since the late 1960s). Frequent furnace leaks and vacuum/feed-water faults caused eastern-Cuba blackouts through 2025-2026. Opportunity: comprehensive rehabilitation or replacement.
Sector
Energy
Province
Santiago de Cuba
Coordinates
19.995, -75.871
Layer
Layer 2 · Atlas
Notes
On the Renté peninsula, Santiago Bay. 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 · Cubaheadlines · Translating Cuba · OpenStreetMap