Cuba starts restoring power after nationwide grid collapse
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Cuba's entire national power grid collapsed again, leaving millions without electricity for the third time in March, with partial restoration beginning in Havana and key provinces to supply vital centers.
- The Cuban government attributes the crisis to an aging energy infrastructure and a U.S. energy blockade, intensified by sanctions and reduced oil shipments following the removal of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.
- President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed Cuba has not received foreign oil supplies for three months, with domestic production covering only about 40% of the island’s fuel needs, resulting in widespread blackouts and rationing.
- The blackout was triggered by an unexpected shutdown at the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant, and authorities acknowledge the severity of the energy crisis impacting daily life, transportation
