Cuba goes into a 4th day without electricity
2 months ago

Cuba goes into a 4th day without electricity

NPR  

Cuba goes into a 4th day without electricity STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Millions of people in Cuba have no electricity for a fourth day. The trigger that set off the current crisis was the failure on Friday of the country's largest power plant, and that caused the entire electrical grid to collapse. GREEN: He points out that even when Cuba gets the electrical grid up and running, the island is still going to have rolling blackouts because there's simply no way it's going to obtain enough gas to generate electricity 24 hours a day. An estimated 10% of Cuba's population has fled over the last three years, mostly to the U.S., and this latest crisis could very well spur many more Cubans to try and leave.

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Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day

Associated Press  

HAVANA — After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid was restored Thursday, authorities said, adding that scheduled power outages will now resume. As for the scheduled power outages, Cuban authorities said they will continue their current practice of implementing daily, five-hour power outages by block or zone as they have been …

Cuba restores power grid but planned outages to resume amid energy crisis
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cuba restores power grid but planned outages to resume amid energy crisis

Al Jazeera  

School and work activities resume, but Cuban authorities say policy of rolling, five-hour daily blackouts will continue. Authorities say Cuba’s national electricity grid has been reconnected but is still struggling to meet demand after a nationwide blackout left millions of people without power for hours. This week’s nationwide blackout — the third in less than two months — occurred in …

Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months

Raw Story  

Cash-strapped Cuba was plunged into darkness on Wednesday for the third time in two months after the power grid failed. The blackout dealt another blow to the communist-run island, which is reeling from the effects of two hurricanes, repeated power outages and a severe economic crisis. The cause of that outage, like Wednesday's, was a failure at the Antonio Guiteras …

A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again
2 weeks, 6 days ago

A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again

Associated Press  

HAVANA — A new, widespread power outage plunged Cuba into darkness on Wednesday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without electricity and forcing authorities to suspend classes and work activities indefinitely. Cuba’s power grid has been plagued by frequent outages in recent months, with more than half of the country experiencing power cuts during peak …

Cuba plunged into darkness as electrical grid suffers fresh collapse
3 weeks ago

Cuba plunged into darkness as electrical grid suffers fresh collapse

CNN  

Havana, Cuba CNN — Cuba’s energy grid has collapsed, leaving millions without power, the latest in a series of failures on an island struggling from creaking infrastructure, natural disasters and economic turmoil. The state-run utility company, the Cuban Electric Union, said workers were attempting to get the grid back online but local officials warned residents the difficult process of restoring …

Cuba faces yet another nationwide power outage after Hurricane Rafael makes landfall
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cuba faces yet another nationwide power outage after Hurricane Rafael makes landfall

Firstpost  

Cuba’s Energy and Mines Ministry said that a ‘controlled disconnection of power circuits’ would be carried out to avoid accidents and power cuts Cars drive on Havana's seafront boulevard Malecon as the country's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, in Havana, Cuba, October 20, 2024. File Image / Reuters Cuba’s national power grid suffered yet another country-wide blackout after Hurricane …

Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island's solar buildout been so slow?
2 months ago

Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island's solar buildout been so slow?

The Independent  

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Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six
2 months ago

Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Cuban government and its …

Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm
2 months ago

Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm

The Independent  

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Deadly storm strikes Cuba during lingering nationwide blackout
2 months ago

Deadly storm strikes Cuba during lingering nationwide blackout

LA Times  

Residents walk on a street during a blackout following the failure of a major power plant Sunday in Havana. “This hurts everyone, but the elderly most of all.” The Cuban government has a low tolerance for civil disobedience and Díaz-Canel warned on national television Sunday that “we’re not going to allow any vandalism, or let anyone disturb people’s tranquility.” The …

Cuba Power Resumes Slowly After Blackout, but Concerns Remain
2 months ago

Cuba Power Resumes Slowly After Blackout, but Concerns Remain

Al Jazeera  

Electricity is slowly returning to Havana, Cuba after a nationwide blackout plunged the country of 10 million into total darkness on Friday. The power grid collapsed due to a heavy police presence and a recent outage sparked an outburst of unprecedented public anger in 2021. The island is in the midst of its worst economic crisis since the collapse of …

Everything to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness
2 months ago

Everything to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness

Hindustan Times  

Millions of people in Cuba were left without electricity for two days after the nation's energy grid went down when one of the island's major power plants failed. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Authorities said the outage that began Thursday stemmed from increased demand from small- and medium-sized companies and residences’ air conditioners — as many as 100,000 additional ones this …

Cuba's Electrical Grid Struggles to Recover After Nationwide Blackout
2 months ago

Cuba's Electrical Grid Struggles to Recover After Nationwide Blackout

Al Jazeera  

Cuba is working to restore power to the millions of residents left in the dark during a nationwide blackout this week. The country's electrical grid has been struggling with blackouts and instability for years, and the recent outages are the worst in two years. The government is taking steps to restore power, but it is unclear if they will be …

Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power
2 months ago

Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power

NPR  

Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Cuba's power grid shut down Friday. GREEN: Well, according to Cuban government officials, it was triggered shortly after the failure of one of the country's largest power plants near the capital of Havana. Cuba's prime minister blamed the problem on deteriorating infrastructure, as well …

Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?
2 months ago

Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?

NPR  

Cuba's power grid collapses again. toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP MEXICO CITY — Cuba’s power grid collapsed for a second time on Saturday, shortly after Cuban officials announced they had begun reestablishing service, in what has become one of the worst crises in the country’s history. Sponsor Message Cuba’s prime minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, blamed the problem on deteriorating infrastructure and …

Cuba suffers island-wide blackout with millions losing power after national grid fails
2 months ago

Cuba suffers island-wide blackout with millions losing power after national grid fails

The Independent  

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Aging Cuban infrastructure means water shortages for Havana
1 year, 5 months ago

Aging Cuban infrastructure means water shortages for Havana

Al Jazeera  

Thousands are without water in the Cuban capital as summer heat rises. More than 100,000 Havana residents are without water as the heat of the Caribbean summer sets in, raising tensions on the streets of Cuba’s capital as the crisis-racked government scrambles to find a solution. Water shortages and disruptions are already common in outlying provinces, where similarly antiquated infrastructure …

Cubans protest in Havana for 2nd night over lack of power
2 years, 2 months ago

Cubans protest in Havana for 2nd night over lack of power

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Groups of Cubans protested Friday night in the streets of Havana for a second night, decrying delays in fully restoring electricity three days after Hurricane Ian knocked out power across the island. The government did not say what percentage of the overall population remained without electricity Friday, but electrical authorities said only 10% of Havana’s 2 million people …

Small protests appear in Havana over islandwide blackout
2 years, 2 months ago

Small protests appear in Havana over islandwide blackout

Associated Press  

HAVANA — The widespread power outage caused by Hurricane Ian prompted several hundred people to protest in Havana, and a monitoring group said the island’s internet service shut down again Friday in what appeared to be an attempt to curb information about the demonstrations from spreading. “The timings provide another indicator that the shutdowns are a measure to suppress coverage …

‘Turn on the lights’: Cubans protest post-Hurricane Ian blackouts
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Turn on the lights’: Cubans protest post-Hurricane Ian blackouts

Al Jazeera  

Power outages have reportedly led Havana to make rare request to US for emergency assistance. Protests have broken out in Cuba for the second night in a row over power outages in the wake of Hurricane Ian, with the continuing shortages reportedly prompting Havana to make a rare appeal to the United States for emergency assistance. The neighbourhood, like several …

People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian
2 years, 2 months ago

People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian

NPR  

People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian Enlarge this image toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP Ramon Espinosa/AP HAVANA — The power outage caused by Hurricane Ian has prompted protests in the streets of Cuba's capital as several hundred people demanded restoration of electricity more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island. It appeared …

Protests erupt in Havana over blackout from Hurricane Ian
2 years, 2 months ago

Protests erupt in Havana over blackout from Hurricane Ian

LA Times  

A woman cooks in her Havana home without electricity Thursday, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The power outage caused by Hurricane Ian has prompted protests in the streets of Cuba’s capital, as several hundred people demanded restoration of electricity after more than two days without it. An Associated Press journalist saw about 400 people gathered Thursday night in at …

Cuba remains in the dark after hurricane knocks out power grid
2 years, 2 months ago

Cuba remains in the dark after hurricane knocks out power grid

NPR  

Cuba remains in the dark after hurricane knocks out power grid Enlarge this image toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP Ramon Espinosa/AP HAVANA — Cuba remained in the dark early Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out its power grid and devastated some of the country's most important tobacco farms when it hit the island's western tip as a major storm. It made …

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