politics
Cuba suffers a new national blackout, the sixth in a year and a half
Cuba is mired in a deep energy crisis since mid-2024, a situation that has worsened in the last three months with the oil blockade imposed by the US.
TL;DR
- Cuba suffered a new national blackout, the sixth in eighteen months.
- The National Electric System (SEN) experienced a total disconnection, with causes under investigation.
- Cuba has been in an energy crisis since mid-2024, aggravated by a US oil blockade.
- Restoring power is a slow process that can take days.
- Nine out of sixteen thermoelectric generation units were inoperable due to breakdowns or maintenance.
- Distributed generation using diesel and fuel oil has been stopped since January due to fuel shortages.
- Experts cite chronic underfunding and the US blockade as reasons for the crisis.
- The blackouts are damaging the economy and have triggered recent protests.