Cuba's electric grid collapses, national electric union says
Cuba's electric grid collapses, national electric union says
ReutersSat, March 21, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC
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FILE PHOTO: People gather on a street during a blackout as Cuba's national electric grid collapsed, according to the country's grid operator, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade, in Havana, Cuba March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo
March 21 (Reuters) - Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Saturday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already obsolete generation system.
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The power failure was the second nationwide since the beginning of the blockade, with the previous one occurring last Monday. Grid operator UNE announced the outage on social media and said it would continue giving updates.
(Reporting by Sarah Kinosian; Editing by Nia Williams)
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