Cuban Economic Crisis

Millions in Cuba remain without power as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall

Cuba has had four electric grid collapses since Friday, and most of the country remains in the dark as slow progress is made to restore power.

NBC Miami on MSN · 4h

Collapsed power grid, hurricane landfall leaves Cuba in ‘total crisis'

Cuba’s Energy Minister Vicente La O Levi promised the country the power crisis would be solved by Tuesday. La O Levi blamed the blackouts on fuel shortages and partly blamed the U.S. embargo on Cuba because he argues it keeps Cuba from getting fuel and spare parts for the country’s power plants. He admitted the blackouts will continue.

World Socialist Web Site · 2h

Cuba in crisis as electrical grid collapses causing island-wide blackout

Cuba has repeatedly failed to bring its electrical grid back up as a result of fuel shortages and deteriorating infrastructure, threatening a social explosion.

A Nationwide Blackout, Now a Hurricane. How Much Can Cuba Endure?

The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up, ...

World Politics Review10h

Cuba’s Blackout Is a Symptom of a Broader Crisis

Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed at least four times over the weekend, the latest development in a broader economic crisis ...

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Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout amid worsening energy crisis

Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored. “At ...

1don MSN

Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power to island, millions still in dark

Cuba's efforts to restore power to the island were derailed for a third time late on Saturday, Cuban authorities said shortly ...

1don MSN

Cuba struggles to restore grid, enters third day without electricity as hurricane nears

Cuba entered a third day without electricity after another outage Saturday evening set back efforts to restore power on the island, underscoring the challenges posed by decades-old, poorly maintained ...

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