US EditionElectricity gradually returns to Cuba after substation failure left millions in the dark
- Electricity service in Cuba was gradually restored after a substation failure caused a blackout lasting more than 36 hours.
- Union Electrica reported that most of Havana and eastern areas regained power, with western areas expected to follow.
- The blackout affected services like phone, internet, and water, disrupting families relying on electric appliances.
- Cuba has experienced similar blackouts recently, linked to fuel shortages and aging infrastructure.
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Cuba reconnects electrical grid, restores power to much of Havana - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
HAVANA — Cuba reconnected its national electrical grid and restored power to the majority of the capital Havana by late on Sunday, energy officials said, nearly two days after an island-wide outage knocked out power to 10 million people.
There were cheers in Cuba's capital as the strʼmmen late sʼnday returned to two-thirds of the city.
For 48 hours there was no electricity in Havana. Now more than 94 percent of the connections are to be supplied again. But in the rest of the country it remains dark in many regions.
Almost all of Cuba was without power this past weekend. The island went out of power on Friday evening, leaving its nearly eleven million inhabitants in the dark. Late last night, the power supply was largely restored. Almost everyone now has power again, although only half of the daily electricity requirement is being generated. Due to the power outage, public life in the capital Havana largely came to a standstill. Shops could not pay for thei…
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