Cuba Faces Nationwide Power Outage After Grid Collapse
According to reports, the national energy system had already been under strain the previous day, as electricity demand exceeded the available supply, ultimately triggering a full-scale blackout.
Power generation has fallen short of demand since Sunday. The National Electric System reported that as of Monday, only about 1,140 megawatts (MW) of electricity were available, while consumption reached 2,347 MW, causing widespread outages.
Although the country operates 52 solar power plants to supplement oil- and diesel-based electricity generation, photovoltaic output — which peaked at 732 MW — was insufficient to prevent the system collapse, as stated by reports.
Authorities have launched an emergency response plan to bring the grid back online, starting with the activation of Unit 4 at the Cienfuegos thermoelectric plant, which has a capacity of 80 MW.
The blackout comes amid worsening energy shortages following the complete halt of oil shipments to the island by the US government, further straining Cuba’s electricity supply.
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