"Cuba has been plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week after its national power network failed again, strained by an energy blockade imposed by the United States."
"Authorities said they were working to restore power. The last nationwide blackout occurred on Monday. Saturday's outage was the second in the past week and the third in March."
"Cubans face daily blackouts of up to 15 hours in Havana. In the interior of the island of 9.6 million people, the outages are worse."
"No oil has been imported to the island since January 9, hitting the power sector while also forcing airlines to curtail flights to the island, a blow to the all-important tourism sector."
Cuba's national power network suffered a total blackout for the third time in March, exacerbated by a US-imposed oil blockade. The Cuban Electric Union reported an unexpected failure at the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant, causing a cascading effect on other generating units. Authorities activated micro-islands of power to support essential services. Daily blackouts of up to 15 hours are common, severely impacting life in Havana and beyond. The situation worsened with no oil imports since January 9, affecting the power sector and tourism.
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