Energy · Santiago de Cuba

CTE Antonio Maceo (Renté)

Thermoelectric power plant (oil-fired)

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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

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