US EditionCuba suffers major power outage after substation failure leaves millions without electricity
- Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Friday due to a failure at the Diezmero substation, resulting in widespread blackouts across western Cuba, including Havana, as reported by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
- Millions were left without power, with only a few tourist hotels operating on generators, according to reports from Reuters news agency.
- The Electric Union indicated a peak-hour demand of 3,250 megawatts but a deficit of 1,380 megawatts, causing 42% of the national energy system to shut down.
- Authorities are working on recovery and have plans to install photovoltaic parks, as frequent outages have sparked protests in the past, including in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
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🚨🇨🇺CUBA SUFFERS NATIONWIDE POWER OUTAGE, 10 MILLION LEFT IN DARKNESS
🚨🇨🇺CUBA SUFFERS NATIONWIDE POWER OUTAGE, 10 MILLION LEFT IN DARKNESS Cuba's power grid collapsed Friday night, leaving over 10 million people without electricity in yet another major blackout. Footage from Havana shows streets and buildings completely dark, with residents… https://t.co/uyV3pKqex4 pic.twitter.com/oLWXMwpgA1 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 15, 2025
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Havana., Most of Cuba's provinces set up microsystems to stabilize the National Electrical System (SEN) while millions of people had been out of power for almost 24 hours, after a massive blackout, the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported yesterday.
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