Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island's solar buildout been so slow?
5 months, 1 week ago

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

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. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month may not have happened if the government had built out more solar power to boost its failing electric grid as promised, some experts say. “But they haven’t really built the policies to get there.” Cuban officials blame the blackouts on the U.S. trade embargo and other sanctions, the pandemic's effect on tourism, and emigration all inhibiting Cuba's economy. European leaders tell him they “just can’t in good faith encourage businesses in their countries to invest in Cuba.” Cuban officials acknowledged in recent days that more widespread solar power would have helped alleviate some of the misery from the recent outages. “We are thinking about” some regulations that would stimulate these solar purchases, the chief of the nation’s electric utility, Alfredo López, said.

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Electricity gradually returns to Cuba after substation failure left millions in the dark
2 weeks ago

Electricity gradually returns to Cuba after substation failure left millions in the dark

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Electricity service in Cuba was gradually restored Sunday, more than 36 hours after a substation failure left the entire island in the dark. The massive blackout that began Friday night was the fourth in the last six months as a severe economic crisis plagues the Caribbean country. The latest was the first of 2025 but in mid-February authorities …

Cuba gradually turning lights back on after island-wide blackout
2 weeks ago

Cuba gradually turning lights back on after island-wide blackout

Hindustan Times  

Power was slowly being restored across most of Cuba on Sunday, after nearly 40 hours without electricity, in the island's fourth major blackout in six months. Cuba gradually turning lights back on after island-wide blackout Lazaro Guerra, director of the island's Energia Electrica utility, said the Cuban power grid was now again "interconnected" from the western port of Mariel, some …

Cuba left in the dark after country's energy grid collapses yet again
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Cuba left in the dark after country's energy grid collapses yet again

Firstpost  

Officials from the energy and mines ministry eventually released a statement in which they said an electrical substation in the capital failed at around 8:15 pm, leading to a failure of national power grid A view of the sky in the early morning during a national electrical grid collapse, in Havana, Cuba. Reuters On Friday, Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed, …

Parts of Cuba, including Havana, see power restoration 2 days after blackout
Top News
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Parts of Cuba, including Havana, see power restoration 2 days after blackout

India Today  

Pockets of Cuba's capital Havana saw the lights flicker back on though vast areas of the city and country continued without electricity on Sunday morning, after a nationwide grid collapse that knocked out power to 10 million people. Cuba's energy and mines ministry said early on Sunday it had fired up its Felton power plant, one of the country's largest …

New nationwide blackout hits Cuba, officials say
Top News
2 weeks, 1 day ago

New nationwide blackout hits Cuba, officials say

Raw Story  

Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the latest major power outage in the island country. caused the significant loss of power in western Cuba and with it the fall of the national electricity system," the Ministry of Energy and Mines said. "In light of the unexpected outage of …

Cuba in the dark: Massive power outage leaves millions without electricity
Trending News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Cuba in the dark: Massive power outage leaves millions without electricity

Firstpost  

Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time an outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused ‘a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure of the National Electric System’ Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country’s provinces that left …

Cuba suffers another massive power outage leaving millions in the dark
Trending News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Cuba suffers another massive power outage leaving millions in the dark

New Indian Express  

HAVANA: Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark. Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time an outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure …

Cuba power outage: Massive blackout leaves millions without electricity
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Cuba power outage: Massive blackout leaves millions without electricity

India Today  

Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark. Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time an outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure of …

Huge power outage in Cuba leaves millions in darkness
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Huge power outage in Cuba leaves millions in darkness

Al Jazeera  

Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed once again, leaving millions of people without electricity. “Several provinces have parallel circuits and generator units are starting to be synchronised” with the national grid, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on X. “Right now, no one knows when the power will come back on,” resident Abel Bonne told the Reuters news agency on Havana’s …

Cuba suffers nationwide power outage, plunging millions into darkness
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Cuba suffers nationwide power outage, plunging millions into darkness

CNN  

Havana CNN — Cuba’s power grid collapsed Friday night, triggering a nationwide power outage and plunging its more than 10 million people into darkness. “At around 8:15 p.m. tonight, a failure at the Diezmero substation caused a significant loss of generation in the west of #Cuba and with it the failure of the National Electric System,” Cuba’s Ministry of Energy …

Cuba in lockdown as island hit by more blackouts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cuba in lockdown as island hit by more blackouts

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The predicament has hobbled the island’s creaky electrical system and led to the largest blackouts since several nationwide grid collapses …

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout

NPR  

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout toggle caption Alejandro Granadillo/AP BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year's Eve. By Wednesday afternoon, power was back up for 98% of Puerto Rico's …

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout

Hindustan Times  

BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout By Wednesday afternoon, power was back up for 98% of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million utility customers, …

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout

Associated Press  

BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. By Wednesday afternoon, power was back up for 98% of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million utility customers, said Luma Energy, the private company overseeing transmission and distribution of power in …

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve
Top News
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve

Deccan Chronicle  

A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. “There is no happiness.”Nearly 90% of 1.47 million clients across Puerto Rico were left in the dark, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution.By late …

Puerto Rico sees near total blackout on New Year's eve, 1.2 million people affected
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Puerto Rico sees near total blackout on New Year's eve, 1.2 million people affected

Hindustan Times  

A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the US territory prepared to celebrate New Year's Eve. Residents hold candles on New Year's Eve during a blackout More than 1.2 million out of 1.47 million clients were without power, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution on the island. In a …

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
Top News
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout

LA Times  

Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. By Wednesday afternoon, power was back up for 98% of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million utility customers, said Luma Energy, the private company overseeing transmission and distribution of power in the archipelago. Lights returned …

Power has been restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive outage
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Power has been restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive outage

CNN  

CNN — After some areas of Puerto Rico welcomed the New Year in the dark amid a massive failure to the island’s power grid, service has been restored to nearly all impacted customers. The massive blackout, which began in the early hours of New Year’s Eve, highlighted the years-long issues with Puerto Rico’s crumbling power grid. Pedro Pierluisi said Wednesday …

Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve

Hindustan Times  

A major power outage plunged much of Puerto Rico into darkness on New Year's Eve, with the US island territory's electric utility saying restoration could take up to two days. Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve The "island-wide blackout" began at 5:30 am Tuesday, Luma Energy, which manages power transmission on the island, said in a social …

Puerto Rico power outage leaves most of island in the dark on New Year’s Eve
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Puerto Rico power outage leaves most of island in the dark on New Year’s Eve

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 1.3 million …

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve
Top News
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve

Associated Press  

Lee nuestra cobertura sobre el apagón en español. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. “There is no happiness.” Nearly 90% of 1.47 million clients across Puerto Rico were left in the dark, …

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve
3 months ago

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve

LA Times  

A utility pole with loose cables towers over a home in Loiza, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 15, 2022. A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. “There is no happiness.” Nearly 90% of 1.47 million clients across Puerto Rico were …

Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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
Trending News
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 months, 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 …

Millions without power as Cuba hit by another nationwide blackout
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Millions without power as Cuba hit by another nationwide blackout

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say Antonio Guiteras power plant shut down overnight, prompting collapse of national power grid. Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed again, leaving millions of people across the Caribbean island without electricity in the latest such failure in recent months. Authorities said the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, the country’s top electricity producer, shut down about 2am on Wednesday, …

Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week ago

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

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. But he said that Oscar, …

Cuba goes into a 4th day without electricity
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Cuba Power Resumes Slowly After Blackout, but Concerns Remain
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Deadly storm strikes Cuba during lingering nationwide blackout
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Cubans struggle as power not fully restored to the island after days of blackout
5 months, 1 week ago

Cubans struggle as power not fully restored to the island after days of blackout

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Many Cubans were waiting in …

Everything to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness
5 months, 1 week 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 …

What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness
5 months, 1 week ago

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

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Millions of people in Cuba …

Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power
5 months, 1 week 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 Electrical Grid Struggles to Recover After Nationwide Blackout
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Extended power outage that hit Puerto Rico angers and worries many during heat advisories
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Extended power outage that hit Puerto Rico angers and worries many during heat advisories

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Officials with Luma Energy, which operates transmission and distribution …

Cubans protest in Havana for 2nd night over lack of power
2 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Protests in Havana after Hurricane Ian causes islandwide blackout
2 years, 6 months ago

Protests in Havana after Hurricane Ian causes islandwide blackout

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The power outage caused by Hurricane Ian has prompted protests on the streets of Cuba’s …

People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian
2 years, 6 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 …

Cubans suffer as hurricane-caused power outage goes on
2 years, 6 months ago

Cubans suffer as hurricane-caused power outage goes on

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The government has not said what percentage of the …

Power restored in Puerto Rico nearly 5 days after blackout
2 years, 11 months ago

Power restored in Puerto Rico nearly 5 days after blackout

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A private company announced Monday …

Excavator blamed for island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico
6 years, 11 months ago

Excavator blamed for island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday after an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line, officials said, as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power to more than 1.4 million customers …

Solar, wind energy a missed opportunity for Cuba
12 years, 8 months ago

Solar, wind energy a missed opportunity for Cuba

Associated Press  

RAMON GORDO, Cuba — The sleepy country setting that farmer Juan Alonso calls home hasn’t changed much since he was born 74 years ago, with the two rustic wooden houses nestled among palm trees against a backdrop of green hills and clear skies. “It’s a change as radical as night to day.” Cuba is proud of its success in using …

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