Cuba’s biggest blackout in at least two years left millions without power and prompted the government to announce emergency measures
Millions of Cubans were plunged into total darkness as they faced a country-wide blackout after a power plant failed, causing the nation’s electrical grid to disconnect.
Government officials, who had warned about ongoing blackouts in recent days, implemented emergency measures such as suspending classes, shutting down some state-owned workplaces and canceling non-essential services
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said in an address on Thursday evening that the government had been “paralyzing” the economy in recent weeks in an attempt to continue providing electricity to citizens.
For weeks, Cuba has suffered a fuel shortage which has impacted the ability to run the power grid. Parts of the country have had no power for 12 hours a day. When power is turned on, demand increases putting a strain on the weak infrastructure.
That is, in part, due to an economic crisis and weather-related problems which have made imports difficult to obtain.
It is also in part due to 60 years of bullshit ass embargoes.
If they hadn’t been denied trade for six decades, maybe their systems would be more modern and robust.
Can they not trade with PRC now?
Naw, all that is still good to go.
Their real problem is dependence on Venezuela for fuel and since Maduro has fucked up that economy so completely they aren’t getting the oil they need. Doesn’t stop Cuba from blaming the embargoes though, I guess some people still believe it.
I mean, maybe they can’t pay for enough oil because they are broke but I’d think that Venezuela has enough problems they can’t help out with a socialist solidarity deal like Chavez used to give them.