Failures in Cuba's power grid continue; only 10% of total demand is being generated

E. Alejandro M. Alarcon 


Cuba remained without electricity on Saturday morning after its network collapsed on Friday night, which left about 10 million people in the dark and caused new doubts about its outdated generation system.


The operator of Cuba's power grid, UNE, said at dawn that only about 225 megawatts (MW) were being generated, less than 10% of total demand, enough to cover some vital services such as hospitals, water supply and food production centers.


The authorities reported that the process of restoring the country's generating plants, which are decades old, had begun, but did not give a deadline for the replacement of the service.





The Cuban power grid failed on Friday around 8:15 p.m. (0015 GMT on Saturday) after an old component of a transmission line at a Havana substation broke down, starting a chain reaction that completely paralyzed power generation on the island, the government said.


The collapse of the power grid follows a series of blackouts since the end of last year that plunged Cuba's fragile electricity generation system into almost total chaos, affected by fuel shortages, natural disasters and the economic crisis.


Most Cubans outside Havana have been living for months with rotating blackouts that reached a maximum of about 20 hours a day in recent weeks.


Havana was still practically without electricity on Saturday morning. Traffic was scarce at intersections with no traffic lights in operation and the mobile internet connection was weak or non-existent in some areas.


The severe shortage of food, medicine and water has made life increasingly complex for many Cubans, who in recent years have emigrated from the island in record numbers.


Cuba attributes its economic problems to a US trade embargo from the Cold War era, a series of regulations that complicate financial transactions and the acquisition of essential products.


A power grid official said Saturday morning that Cuba had not been able to update the outdated transmission and generation components due to restrictions.


The government of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has recently tightened sanctions against Cuba, after promising the restoration of a hard-handed policy towards its former enemy.




REFERENCE:https://latinus.us/latam/2025/3/15/siguen-las-fallas-en-la-red-electrica-de-cuba-solo-se-esta-generando-10-de-la-demanda-total-137422.html

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