Cuba faces yet another nationwide blackout as electrical grid collapses
Cuba’s energy grid collapsed late Sunday, the state-owned electricity utility announced on social media, plunging the Caribbean country into yet another nationwide blackout. Sunday’s blackout is the first of August, and comes after the island of 10-million people suffered three in July as the US continues imposing an oil blockade that is testing the country’s … The post Cuba faces yet another…
Cuba is currently experiencing its fourth nationwide blackout of August, as the country's electrical grid collapses once again. This blackout comes after three similar incidents in July, further straining the island's aging energy infrastructure amid ongoing US-imposed oil blockade. The state-owned electricity utility has not provided additional details about the blackout, but the situation has left many Cubans struggling to cope with the lack of electricity, particularly during the hot summer months.
The US pressure has led to some economic reforms, including the approval of foreign investment for fuel imports and the tourism industry, but the government acknowledges that these changes will take time to produce significant results.
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