"Cuba is currently facing an unprecedented energy crisis. Its aging grid has drastically eroded in recent years, but the government has also blamed the outages on a U.S. energy blockade."
"President Miguel Díaz-Canel has said the island has not received oil from foreign suppliers for three months. Cuba produces barely 40% of the fuel it needs to power its economy."
"Daily blackouts have a significant impact on the population, whose lives are disrupted by reduced work hours, lack of electricity for cooking and damage to household appliances."
Cuba is in the process of restoring its energy system following a nationwide grid collapse that left millions without power. Approximately 72,000 customers in Havana regained electricity, but this is only a small fraction of the city's population. Local power microsystems have been established to support vital centers. The energy crisis is attributed to an aging grid and external pressures, including a U.S. energy blockade and reduced oil supplies from Venezuela. Daily blackouts disrupt daily life, affecting work, cooking, and household appliances.
Read at Fortune
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]