Cuban electrical collapse causes island-wide blackout, paralyzes economy
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Cuba's electricity system faced a crisis with the 'total disconnection' of the national grid after the shutdown of the Antonio Guiteras power plant, severely impacting the economy.
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero stated, 'We have had to paralyze the economy to guarantee a minimum of electrical service,' highlighting the drastic measures taken under dire circumstances.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel emphasized the government's commitment to resolving the energy crisis, insisting they would give 'absolute priority to solving the energy emergency'.
Amid the crisis, President Diaz-Canel attributed the energy shortage to the U.S. embargo, citing the 'surging economic war and financial and energy persecution by the United States'.
Read at Washington Post
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