Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:17am on 19 Oct 2024,Saturday International
Cuba is facing a nationwide blackout affecting its 10 million residents after the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the country's largest, failed around 11:00 on Friday. The energy ministry reported a collapse of the power grid, and officials are uncertain about the timeline for restoration. This blackout follows months of prolonged outages, prompting Prime Minister Miguel Díaz-Canel to declare an "energy emergency" the day before. Díaz-Canel stated that restoring power is his "absolute priority," and the head of electricity supply, Lazara Guerra, indicated that restoration efforts are still in the early stages.
