"Cuba has experienced a series of major blackouts in recent years, even before the US cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean's largest island. Cuba's government has attributed its economic crisis to decades of economic sanctions from the US. A more recent scarcity of oil from Venezuela and Mexico due to US pressure has worsened existing shortages."
"Venezuela, Cuba's top oil supplier, has not sent shipments since December. Its president, Nicolas Maduro, was captured in a US attack on its capital in early January, after which the US has controlled the country's oil exports. Mexico said it would halt supplies after the US threatened tariffs on countries supplying Cuba with oil."
"Cuba's frail and antiquated power-generation system has seen a string of major failures over recent years. Hours-long rolling blackouts have been the norm for months, with more than half of the country experiencing power cuts during peak hours."
Cuba experienced a widespread blackout affecting its western region from Camaguey to Pinar del Rio, leaving millions without power. The outage represents the second major blackout in three months and reflects Cuba's deteriorating power infrastructure. The island's electricity crisis stems from multiple factors: decades of US economic sanctions, reduced oil shipments from Venezuela since December following political changes, and Mexico halting supplies after US tariff threats. Cuba's aging power-generation system has become increasingly unreliable, with rolling blackouts lasting hours occurring regularly across more than half the country during peak periods. The state electricity entity UNE activated recovery protocols, with the Felton 1 thermoelectric plant remaining operational. The government has begun rationing essential services in response to the ongoing energy crisis.
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