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Cuba restores power to Havana after second grid collapse in a week
Nearly 500,000 homes and 43 hospitals in Havana regained power after Cuba’s third blackout this March amid fuel shortages and a U.S. oil blockade, officials said.
- On March 22, officials said power was restored to nearly half of Havana by Sunday afternoon after the national grid collapsed Saturday evening at 6:32 p.m.
- Amid months without foreign fuel, officials blame a U.S. oil blockade and long-term decay that eroded Cuba's aging grid, which produces barely 40% of needed fuel.
- Officials reported UNE prepared to fire the country's largest oil-fired power plant and activated local microsystems in Havana, Matanzas, and Holguín to supply vital centres, while cellular service improved by afternoon.
- Residents reported that blackouts disrupted work, cooking, and spoiled food, while hospitals canceled surgeries and residents using small solar panels charged phones and fans.
- Saturday's outage was the second in the past week and the third this month, while many Cubans tracked two tankerships in the Atlantic with Russian-origin fuel amid January developments involving Venezuela and U.S. measures.
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Cuban authorities started to gradually restore power to the island Sunday after the second nationwide blackout in a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade.
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