Amid successive energy blackouts, frustration grows in cut-off Cuba
Some Cubans stood on balconies on August 3, banging pots and pans, to make their frustration known after the sixth nationwide power outage of the year. The national grid had begun to restore electricity across the island when adverse weather conditions caused a second collapse. Successive outages lead to food spoiling, are causing the supply of treated drinking water to dwindle and are…
Cubans have taken to expressing their frustration with successive energy blackouts, with some standing on balconies banging pots and pans. The blackouts have caused food to spoil and the supply of treated drinking water to dwindle. According to DW News, this was the sixth nationwide power outage of the year, with the national grid experiencing a second collapse on the same day due to adverse weather conditions.
The restoration of electricity was hampered, with power returning to parts of Havana and several provinces in central and western Cuba during Monday, before being interrupted again. By midday, about half of the capital had electricity, but the state electricity provider later warned that unfavorable weather had again interrupted the restoration process.
The blackouts have disrupted businesses, public services, and daily life across Cuba. The state electricity provider reported some progress by early evening, with four generating units at Energas Jaruco operating and several transmission substations around Havana re-energized.
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