Overview
- Cuba’s grid suffered a fresh large outage in the east after the Antonio Guiteras plant, the country’s biggest generator, tripped on a boiler leak.
- The power shortfall intensified following Tuesday’s widespread blackouts that left 65% of the country without electricity, according to official data compiled by AFP.
- The government said it is ready to examine a U.S. offer of $100 million in assistance that Washington wants routed through the Catholic Church.
- Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said stocks of fuel oil and diesel have run out after a single Russian shipment of 100,000 tonnes was used up.
- Residents in Havana banged pots and demanded power as outages stretch past 20 hours in many areas, underscoring strain on daily life.