Five of Cuba’s 15 provinces without power as grid fails again
Cuba has become more susceptible to outages since the US imposed a fuel blockade on the island in January.
HAVANA: Havana and other parts of western Cuba were plunged into darkness on Saturday due to the country's latest power grid failure, according to the state-run electric company, UNE. Five of the 15 provinces experienced a partial collapse of the electricity grid, leaving millions of Cubans without power. The frequent blackouts have been exacerbated by the fuel blockade imposed by US President Donald Trump in January, which has made the national grid more susceptible to outages and rendered emergency generators all but impossible to use.
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
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- Cuba’s national electricity grid collapses on Sunday myjoyonline.com
- Grid failure plunges Cuba into nationwide blackout aljazeera.com
