Cuba Plunged Into an Island Wide Blackout As Power Grid Fails (npr.org)
(Friday October 18, 2024 @05:30PM (BeauHD)
from the lights-out dept.)
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- News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/10/18/2114207/cuba-plunged-into-an-island-wide-blackout-as-power-grid-fails
- Source link: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5157835/cuba-plunged-into-an-island-wide-blackout-as-power-grid-collapses
Cuba's power grid failed on Friday, [1]leaving 10 million people without electricity . NPR reports:
> One of the country's largest power plants, the Antonio Guiteras power plant in the western province of Matanzas, failed shortly before midday on Friday. The failure prompted a total breakdown of Cuba's electrical system. The power outage comes after days of rolling blackouts. Cuba's prime minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, blamed the problem on deteriorating infrastructure and fuel shortages exacerbated by Hurricane Milton, which has made it difficult for fuel deliveries to reach the island.
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> The prime minister made an address on state television on Thursday evening and said the government would prioritize providing electricity to residential areas and promised shipments of fuel would arrive on the island in the coming days. Cuban officials have not indicated a timeline for when the power grid will be operational again. The massive blackout is a new low in a country that has already been dealing with a deepening economic crisis and widespread food shortages.
[1] https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5157835/cuba-plunged-into-an-island-wide-blackout-as-power-grid-collapses
> One of the country's largest power plants, the Antonio Guiteras power plant in the western province of Matanzas, failed shortly before midday on Friday. The failure prompted a total breakdown of Cuba's electrical system. The power outage comes after days of rolling blackouts. Cuba's prime minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, blamed the problem on deteriorating infrastructure and fuel shortages exacerbated by Hurricane Milton, which has made it difficult for fuel deliveries to reach the island.
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> The prime minister made an address on state television on Thursday evening and said the government would prioritize providing electricity to residential areas and promised shipments of fuel would arrive on the island in the coming days. Cuban officials have not indicated a timeline for when the power grid will be operational again. The massive blackout is a new low in a country that has already been dealing with a deepening economic crisis and widespread food shortages.
[1] https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5157835/cuba-plunged-into-an-island-wide-blackout-as-power-grid-collapses
easy fix for Cuba's economy (Score:2)
by iggymanz ( 596061 )
USA should lift sanctions, trade and tourism would fix Cuba's economy in a New York minute.
Some dinosaurs living in the past keep wailing every time the idea is floated, their ridiculous objections don't apply now in 21st century.
Re: (Score:2)
The quality of troll that Putin can buy has degraded as much as Cuba's electrical grid.