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Cuba's electric grid collapses after power plant failure, millions without light

Cuba's electric grid collapsed early on Wednesday morning due to a failure at the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the country's largest electricity producer.
The blackout left Havana almost completely dark, and social media reports suggested the entire island of around 10 million people was without power.
This collapse followed several previous system failures in October and November due to fuel shortages and hurricanes, as reported by the government.

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Cuba is hit by the third nationwide power failure in two months

Cubans are frustrated by repeated power failures that hit the country, which has also been challenged by hurricanes.

3 months ago·Copenhagen, Denmark

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La Nación, Grupo Nación

Cuba faces third general blackout in less than two months due to electrical failure

Havana. Cuba’s national electricity system collapsed on Wednesday due to a failure in its main thermoelectric system, without giving respite to Cubans facing their third national blackout in less than two months. President Miguel Díaz-Canel said he expects a “good advance” in the recovery of service during that day. “The comrades of the Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines and the national electrical company UNE work tirelessly and accurately in t…

3 months ago

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Straight Arrow News

Millions in Cuba without power after electrical grid collapse

Millions of people in Cuba are without power after the country's electrical grid collapsed for a second time on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Schools across the communist country were forced to close, and non-official workers were ordered to stay home. Cuban Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said the Matanzas power plant failed around 2 a.m. Wednesday. De la O Levy met with other government officials and said they're prioritizing restoring power to hosp…

3 months ago

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Deutschlandfunk

Cuba - Island without electricity again - largest power plant out of order

In Cuba, the nationwide power supply has collapsed again.

3 months ago·Germany

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WION

Cuba's national power grid collapses after largest plant failure amid ongoing energy crisis

Cuba's national electrical system collapsed early on Wednesday morning (Dec 4) after the country's largest power plant failed, the government said, the latest of several such failures as the island's grid falls into disarray amid fuel shortages, natural disaster and economic crisis. Authorities are addressing operational issues at the Matanzas power plant with full recovery expected by Thursday (Dec 5) according to Vicente de la O, the country's…

3 months ago·Noida, India

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A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness

HAVANA — A new, widespread power outage plunged Cuba into darkness on Wednesday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without electricity and forcing authorities to

3 months ago·United States

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