Cuba Power Outage Impacts 10 Million Residents Amid Infrastructure Crisis
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 03:00
Crisis of Power in Cuba
In an unprecedented event, Cuba faced a complete power outage affecting its entire population of 10 million. The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, the largest on the island, went offline, resulting in a massive grid failure.
Government Response to Blackouts
- Authorities announced state workers would stay home.
- Schools were closed to conserve energy.
Despite these efforts, many provinces reported blackouts lasting up to 20 hours. Though Cubans are used to power cuts. President Miguel Díaz-Canel vowed to give
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