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Cuba Suffers Islandwide Blackout After National Grid Collapse
Frequent blackouts in Cuba stem from aging thermoelectric plants, fuel shortages, and economic struggles, leaving millions without power for up to 20 hours daily, officials said.
- Cuba experienced a total blackout on Wednesday, leaving the entire island without power, according to the state-run power company.
- The Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that the blackout may relate to an unexpected outage of a thermoelectric plant, and investigations are ongoing.
- Residents expressed concern about the blackout, fearing food spoilage and water shortages amid ongoing economic struggles, highlighting the crisis.
- This is the second island-wide blackout in Cuba this year, with electricity supply issues worsening due to aging infrastructure.
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Cuba suffers 5th nationwide blackout in a year
Cubans were in despair on Wednesday after their country plunged into its fifth nationwide power blackout in a year. “A total disconnection of the SEN electricity system has occurred, which may be associated with an unexpected shutdown” of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, the energy ministry said on its X account. It added that it was investigating the outage, which happened at around 9:15am (1315GMT). Cuba is already in the throe…
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