Cuba Suffers Third Nationwide Power Outage This Year
Cuba experienced its third nationwide power outage this year, plunging the entire island into darkness and exacerbating hardships for its ten million residents. The widespread blackout highlights ongoing issues with the country's power grid.
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Cuba loses power across nation for third time this year
An island-wide blackout hit nearly 10 million residents in Cuba for the third time in 6 months, on Monday.
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Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday at midday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people on the Caribbean island without power.
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Cuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, causing mounting despair in the face of an energy collapse precipitated by a US fuel blockade. The communist island was already struggling to keep the lights on before US President Donald Trump in January cut off its oil supplies, depleting the dwindling supply of fuel for its power plants. Union Electrica (UNE), the state electricity company, announced a “total disconnection” to the entire island at midday...
By Agence France-Presse
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