HAVANA — Cuba on Friday was racing to restore electricity after the failure of the island's biggest power plant caused a nationwide blackout, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country.
HAVANA — Cuba on Friday was racing to restore electricity after the failure of the island's biggest power plant caused a nationwide blackout, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country.The capital Havana came to a virtual standstill as schools closed, public transport ground to a halt and traffic lights stopped functioning.
we have no power or mobile data.'For three months, Cubans have been battling chronic blackouts that have become longer and more frequent.The national energy shortfall has hovered at about 30 percent, but on Thursday it rose to nearly 50 percent of the island's needs, causing widespread frustration and anger.President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on X.com on Friday that the government would 'not rest' until the lights were back on.
Plant Failure Triggers Cuba Blackout
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