The Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) has announced that the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, located in Matanzas, was taken offline at 12:12 p.m. this Thursday to undergo routine maintenance. According to the state company's official Facebook page, this technical shutdown is scheduled to last approximately 96 hours, during which planned maintenance work will be performed on the generating unit. As the most significant thermoelectric facility in the country, the Antonio Guiteras plant has experienced frequent breakdowns and disconnections from the grid in recent years. Moreover, citizens have reported experiencing power outages lasting over 40 consecutive hours in some areas of Cuba in recent days. With an installed capacity of nearly 250 megawatts, the Antonio Guiteras plant is a cornerstone of Cuba's thermal energy generation.