Cuba suffers major power outage after substation failure leaves millions without electricity
- Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Friday due to a failure at the Diezmero substation, resulting in widespread blackouts across western Cuba, including Havana, as reported by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
- Millions were left without power, with only a few tourist hotels operating on generators, according to reports from Reuters news agency.
- The Electric Union indicated a peak-hour demand of 3,250 megawatts but a deficit of 1,380 megawatts, causing 42% of the national energy system to shut down.
- Authorities are working on recovery and have plans to install photovoltaic parks, as frequent outages have sparked protests in the past, including in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
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