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Cuba Hit by Second Nationwide Blackout in a Week

Authorities cite a failure at the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant, with no timeline for full restoration.

Overview

  • The Energy Ministry reported a total interruption of the national electrical system overnight between Saturday and Sunday.
  • The Cuban Electric Union attributed the outage to a malfunction at the Nuevitas plant in Camagüey province.
  • Repair teams have begun work to reactivate the grid, but officials have not said when service will be fully restored.
  • Recent weeks have brought several large, sometimes prolonged outages that have disrupted transport, healthcare services, and food storage.
  • Reporting links the worsening power situation to aging, poorly maintained plants and to tightened fuel supplies described as a U.S. fuel blockade.