{"id":2041,"date":"2026-03-22T15:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:24:09","slug":"cuba-begins-to-restore-power-after-third-nationwide-collapse-of-the-entire-energy-grid-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2041","title":{"rendered":"Cuba begins to restore power after third nationwide collapse of the entire energy grid this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cuba began restoring its energy system on Sunday, a day after a\u00a0nationwide collapse\u00a0of the entire grid left millions of people in the dark for the third time this month.<\/p>\n

Some 72,000 customers in the capital, among them five hospitals, had electricity again early Sunday, according to a report from the state-run Electric Union and the Ministry of Energy and Mines, but it\u2019s only a fraction of Havana\u2019s total population of approximately 2 million.<\/p>\n

In Havana and provinces such as western Matanzas and eastern Holguin, local power microsystems were set up to supply the most vital centers. Residents in some areas of the capital told The Associated Press that power returned during the early morning hours.<\/p>\n

Cuba is currently facing an unprecedented energy crisis. Its aging grid has drastically eroded in recent years, but the government has also blamed the outages on a U.S. energy blockade, after\u00a0President Donald Trump in January warned\u00a0of tariffs on any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba. His administration is demanding that Cuba release political prisoners and move toward political and economic liberalization in return for a lifting of sanctions. Trump also has raised the possibility of a \u201cfriendly takeover of Cuba.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another reason Cuba has been struggling with dwindling oil is the removal by the U.S. of Venezuela\u2019s former President\u00a0Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, which halted critical petroleum shipments from the nation that had been a steadfast ally to Havana.<\/p>\n

President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel has said the island has not received oil from foreign suppliers for three months. Cuba produces barely 40% of the fuel it needs to power its economy.<\/p>\n

Daily blackouts have a significant impact on the population, whose lives are disrupted by reduced work hours, lack of electricity for cooking and damage to household appliances, among many other consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the blackout and low voltage, my refrigerator broke \u2014 that was today. The day before yesterday, the voltage also dropped around 10 at night,\u201d Suleydi Crespo, a 33-year-old woman with two small children, told AP on Saturday. \u201cIf there\u2019s no electricity tomorrow, we won\u2019t be able to get water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents also expressed exhaustion from the constant outages, whether nationwide or partial.<\/p>\n

The Cuban Electric Union, which reports to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, reported that the total disconnection of the national energy system was caused by an unexpected shutdown of a generation unit at the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant in Camaguey province, without providing details on the specific cause of the failure.<\/p>\n

The last nationwide\u00a0blackout occurred on Monday. It took several days to restore power.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s outage was the second in the past week and the third in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to get used to continuing our usual routine. What else can we do? We have to try to survive. Get used to events, with or without electricity,\u201d said Dagnay Alarc\u00f3n, a 35-year-old vendor.<\/p>\n

Authorities and D\u00edaz-Canel himself have acknowledged the seriousness of the current energy situation. The Vice Minister of Energy and Mines Argelio Abad Vigo explained this week that the country has gone three months without receiving supplies of diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, aviation fuel or liquefied petroleum gas \u2014 all vital for the economy and power generation.<\/p>\n

Fuel sales for vehicles are rationed, airlines have suspended flights or reduced frequencies many workplaces have reduced hours.<\/p>\n

Trump has for months suggested Cuba\u2019s government is on the verge of collapse. After a previous time Cuba\u2019s electric grid collapsed, Trump told reporters he believed he\u2019d soon have \u201cthe honor of taking Cuba.\u201d<\/p>\n

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