"The Cuban Electric Union announced a total blackout across the island without initially giving a cause for the outage, later attributing it to an unexpected failure of a generating unit at the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant."
"Power outages have become relatively common in the last two years due to breakdowns in the aging infrastructure, compounded by daily blackouts of up to 12 hours caused by fuel shortages."
"The blackouts have a significant impact on the population, disrupting work hours, cooking, and leading to food spoilage when refrigerators stop working."
"President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated that the island has not received oil from foreign suppliers for three months, producing barely 40% of the fuel needed to power its economy."
Cuba experienced a total blackout, marking the third such incident in March. The blackout was attributed to a failure at the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant. The Cuban Electric Union reported a cascading effect on the power system, prompting the activation of micro-islands to supply essential services. Frequent outages have disrupted daily life, affecting work hours and food preservation. The government cited a lack of foreign oil supplies and aging infrastructure as contributing factors, while also blaming U.S. sanctions for exacerbating the situation.
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