Cuba has experienced a complete blackout after one of the island's largest power plants failed, knocking out the nation's electrical grid.
This was reported by Reuters, citing information from the Cuban Ministry of Energy.
Power outage in Cuba — reason
Before the full blackout, Cuba closed schools and non-essential businesses and sent most government workers home in an attempt to keep the lights on during a severe power shortage.
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However, soon the largest and most efficient power plant in Cuba, Antonio Guiteras, failed, which led to a complete power grid shutdown.
Without about 10 million people in Cuba are left without electricity.
There is no official word yet on what exactly caused the accident at the power plant.
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said the increase in power outages in recent weeks was due to storm.
— Lack of fuel is the most important factor, — Manuel Marrero said during an address to Cubans.
High winds from Hurricane Milton last week have crippled Cuba's ability to move scarce fuel from ships at sea to its power plants.
Russia and Mexico, which previously supplied fuel to Cuba, have also significantly reduced supplies to the island.
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