Cuba's national grid completely collapses, nearly 10 million in darkness
- nearly 10 million in total darknessCuba's national power grid collapsed on Monday, triggering a nationwide blackout that left around 10 million people without electricity and deepened the island's ongoing energy crisis.
- State grid operator UNE said the outage occurred around midday and that authorities were investigating the cause of the collapse.
- The nationwide blackout comes after months of prolonged electricity shortages across Cuba, where ageing power infrastructure and fuel shortages have led to frequent outages lasting several hours; and in some cases, days.
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- nearly 10 million in total darknessCuba's national power grid collapsed on Monday, triggering a nationwide blackout that left around 10 million people without electricity and deepened the island's ongoing energy crisis.
- State grid operator UNE said the outage occurred around midday and that authorities were investigating the cause of the collapse.
- The nationwide blackout comes after months of prolonged electricity shortages across Cuba, where ageing power infrastructure and fuel shortages have led to frequent outages lasting several hours; and in some cases, days.
Sources: Times of India