Cuba working to restore power after latest island-wide outage
Cuba is experiencing a severe, island-wide power outage that has left most of the country without electricity. The grid failure follows months of rolling blackouts caused by infrastructure issues and fuel supply constraints.
Why it matters
The collapse of the power grid highlights the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis in Cuba, exacerbated by international sanctions and systemic infrastructure decay.
Grid operator UNE said it was providing electricity to some vital services, including hospitals and food production centres, but by late afternoon was able to serve only one per cent of the capital Havana's demand.
The report provides context on both the internal infrastructure issues and the impact of U.S. sanctions without taking a partisan stance.
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