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Cuba’s electrical grid collapses for 2nd time, prolonging countrywide blackout

19 October 2024
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Cuba’s electrical grid collapses for 2nd time, prolonging countrywide blackout
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Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed for a second time, plunging the entire country into blackout just hours after authorities had begun re-establishing service. The grid operator reported the total disconnection of the national system, with no details on the cause or duration of the outage. The government blames deteriorating infrastructure, fuel shortages, and rising demand, as well as disruptions in fuel deliveries due to storms and reduced exports from key suppliers like Venezuela.

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