Cuba suffers nationwide power outage, plunging millions into darkness
Cuba’s power grid collapsed Friday night, triggering a nationwide power outage and plunging its more than 10 million people into darkness. “At around 8:15 p.m. tonight, a failure at the Diezmero substation caused a significant loss of generation in the west of #Cuba and with it the failure of the National Electric System,
Cuba still largely without power after nationwide grid collapse
Cuba remained largely without power on Saturday morning after the island´s grid collapsed the night before, knocking out electricity for 10 million people and raising fresh questions about the viability of its antiquated generating system.
Huge power outage in Cuba leaves millions in darkness
Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed once again, leaving millions of people without electricity. The grid failed on Friday evening about 8:15pm (00:15 GMT) after a breakdown at Diezmero substation in the capital,
Widespread power outage in Cuba leaves millions in dark
Cuba has struggled with blackouts in recent months, including a nationwide one in December. Friday’s power failure was the fourth widespread one in five months. Government officials blame U.S. economic sanctions for the ongoing crisis, while others point to aging infrastructure, fuel shortages and the island’s susceptibility to hurricanes.
'Dark weekend': Cuba suffers fourth nationwide blackout in five months
Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the fourth major power outage on the cash-strapped communist island in five
Power Grid Failure Causes Nationwide Blackout In Cuba, 4th Such In 5 Months
Cuba's eight thermal power plants, nearly all of which came online in the 1980s or 1990s, suffer routine failures.
Cuba suffers nationwide blackout, leaving millions without power
Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the fourth major power outage on the cash-strapped communist island in five months. “At around 8:15pm tonight,
Cuba Suffers Major Power Outage After Substation Failure Leaves Millions Without Electricity
Millions of people in Cuba are without power after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark
Cuba's electrical grid fails, widespread blackouts reported
Cuba's national electrical grid failed late on Friday, according to state-run media, leading to widespread blackouts in the capital Havana and across the country.
Cuba’s electrical grid collapses, leaving millions in ‘total blackout’
Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL), the only Cuban-born member of Congress, called on the Trump administration to exert pressure for a regime change in Cuba.
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