Cuba is experiencing a major energy crisis, with electricity supply failing after numerous blackouts spanning the Caribbean island, severely impacting daily life for its citizens.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted that the ongoing 60-year trade embargo by the United States has worsened conditions, complicating fuel acquisitions for the country's power stations.
The top electricity official, Lazaro Guerra, remarked on the grid's collapse due to the surprise shutdown of the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the largest in Cuba.
Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy indicated that Cuba’s electrical grid was generating only 500 megawatts early Saturday, significantly lower than the usual 3 gigawatts needed.
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