Cuba hit by island-wide blackout after grid failure DW 10/19/2024
Briefly

Cuba experienced a total grid failure, affecting around 10 million people, triggered by the shutdown of the Antonio Guiteras power plant amidst reduced fuel deliveries.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated, 'There will be no rest until (power) is restored,' emphasizing the government's commitment to restore electricity amid the crisis.
Diaz-Canel attributed the energy difficulties partly to the US embargo, claiming, 'The complex scenario is caused primarily by the intensification of the economic war...'
The Cuban Prime Minister acknowledged that the situation had 'worsened' but anticipated an influx of fuel supply from the state-owned oil company.
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