Cuba's national electric grid collapses, plunging island into darkness

Cuba's national electricity grid collapsed on Sunday, plunging the island into darkness, following a series of frequent blackouts and a crippled energy infrastructure.

Cuba's national electric grid collapses, plunging island into darkness
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​Cuba's national ‌electricity grid ​collapsed late on Sunday, the ‌state-owned national electric utility said, plunging the island of about ‌10 million people into ‌darkness as blackouts are becoming ever more frequent.

The Union Electrica ⁠de ​Cuba ⁠did not provide any further details ⁠in its posts on ​social media websites X and ⁠Facebook. The outage follows three ⁠nationwide ​blackouts in July and comes as a U.S.-imposed ⁠oil blockade has crippled the ⁠island's already ⁠aging energy infrastructure.

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