US EditionMajor Blackout Hits Cuba, Díaz-Canel Calls for Economic Changes
President Díaz-Canel called for economic reforms including greater autonomy and energy shifts as nearly 7 million face outages amid a 2,000-megawatt electricity shortfall.
- On Wednesday, March 4, the state electric utility Unión Eléctrica said a grid failure knocked out power to two-thirds of Cuba, stretching from Camagüey to Pinar del Río and including Havana.
- A breakdown at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant followed by faults in transmission lines linking power plants caused Cuba's system collapse, officials said.
- Hospitals and medical services reported that power cuts lasting up to 18 hours have disrupted hospitals, dialysis patients and water pumping stations, affecting five million people with chronic illnesses including more than 32,000 pregnant women.
- Authorities reported that crews are working to restore the power system, with Cuban President Miguel Díaz‑Canel urging immediate economic transformations, and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz noting at least three days may be required.
- With long-term costs looming, estimates say $8 billion to $10 billion in estimated grid rehabilitation costs will burden Cuba's economy, which has contracted by more than 15% since 2020, while last month austerity measures halted some public transport and moved classes online.
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