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Cuba’s national power grid collapsed nationwide on Friday
Cuba’s national power grid went completely offline on Friday as the Electric Union activated recovery protocols. The institution said it was investigating the cause of the outage.
Cuba’s national power system completely collapsed on Friday amid an ongoing energy crisis. The outage halted electricity services across the island as the country faced pressure from fuel shortages and limited generation capacity.
The Electric Union activated recovery protocols to restart the system following the disruption to the National Electric System. The institution said it was investigating the cause of the failure and would share new information as repair work progressed.
Outages have followed one another this year
The latest collapse added to a series of widespread power failures in Cuba this year. The country experienced nationwide outages several times in July, while a major failure also occurred on August 2.
Electricity shortages have persisted in Havana and other parts of the country. In some areas of the capital, outages have lasted more than 30 hours in recent weeks.
Fuel supplies and aging infrastructure are adding pressure
Cuba’s electricity infrastructure is being affected by the deterioration of thermal power plants, problems with fuel supplies and difficulties in maintaining generation capacity. The Ministry of Energy and Mines attributes the outages to the combined effects of aging infrastructure, fuel shortages and problems in the generation system.
Although renewable sources contribute to electricity generation, thermal power plants remain one of the main components of the country’s power system.
The outages have also disrupted essential services such as water supply and telecommunications.
Cuba and Washington trade blame
The Cuban government argues that US measures and restrictions affecting fuel supplies have worsened the energy crisis. The Washington administration, meanwhile, attributes responsibility for the country’s economic and infrastructure problems to the policies of the Cuban government.
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