"A failure at Cuba's main thermoelectric plant has caused a massive blackout affecting two-thirds of the island, the Cuban government confirmed Wednesday. The partial collapse of the island's National Electric System (SEN) the second in a month has left nearly 7 million of the island's almost 10 million inhabitants without power."
"According to state television, an unforeseen shutdown of the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the island's largest generator, caused yet another power outage. This Wednesday's outage is the fifth partial blackout in less than six months, and the largest so far this year."
"Cuba is suffering a fullblown energy crisis that has deteriorated significantly over the past year and a half, largely due to the progressive decline in Venezuela's oil shipments. In fact, over the last 18 months the SEN has suffered five total collapses meaning the entire country plunged into darkness at the same time because of the inability to generate electricity."
Cuba experienced a major blackout affecting approximately 7 million of its 10 million inhabitants after the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the island's largest generator, unexpectedly shut down. This represents the fifth partial blackout in less than six months and the largest of the year, impacting 10 of 15 provinces including the capital Havana. The incident reflects the fragile state of Cuba's National Electric System amid a severe energy crisis. The crisis stems from declining Venezuelan oil shipments and U.S. pressure cutting off crude supplies and threatening tariffs on countries providing Cuba with oil. Blackouts have become routine for Cubans, with some regions experiencing outages exceeding 20 hours daily. The island has suffered five complete electrical system collapses in 18 months.
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