Cuba Plunged into Darkness Following Seventh Nationwide Blackout in 2024
The national electrical grid suffered a complete failure on Friday, leaving millions of Cubans without power amid fuel shortages linked to U.S. pressure.
Cuba's electrical grid experienced a complete blackout on Friday, plunging the entire country into darkness, according to information reported by France 24. Millions of people found themselves without electricity across the island.
This marks, according to the same source, the seventh widespread blackout to strike Cuba since the beginning of the year, a figure that underscores the recurring fragility of the national electrical system.
France 24 notes that this latest failure occurs amid a campaign of pressure being exerted by the United States, which is complicating the island's fuel supply. This shortage of fuel directly affects the ability of Cuban power plants to operate normally.
Cuban authorities have not, at this stage, provided additional details about the precise causes of this outage or the timeline for restoring power, based on available information in France 24's account.
This succession of blackouts highlights the persistent difficulties Cuba faces in ensuring a stable energy supply, in a context of tense economic and diplomatic relations with Washington.
Sources
- Cuba : la septième panne de courant de l'année plonge l'île dans l'obscurité — France 24 — Français
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