A massive blackout occurred in Cuba

Social networks are reporting power outages across Cuba. The government has not yet confirmed the extent of the power outage.

The Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, Cuba’s largest energy producer, experienced an accident on the night of December 4, causing the network to collapse. Cuba’s power grid has failed, leaving millions of people without electricity. CNN reported it.

State utility Cuban Electric Union said workers were trying to restore service to the grid, but local authorities warned residents that the complex process of restoring power to aging Soviet-era power plants could take a few days.

According to the Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mining, the system is gradually being restored.

According to Reuters, Cuba’s power plants run on oil and are outdated, and this year the energy system is in complete crisis as oil imports from Venezuela, Russia and Mexico have collapsed.

Reports on social media of power outages in various parts of Cuba show that the entire island, home to around 10 million people, has been left without power. However, the government has not yet confirmed the extent of the power outage.

The island’s government blames US economic sanctions for the island’s ongoing crisis, although critics also point to the government’s lack of investment in infrastructure.

Let’s remember that in October Cuba found itself in a situation of complete energy collapse after the collapse of one of the main power plants on the island. Millions of people were left without electricity.

In early November, due to the strong category three hurricane Rafael, which hit the southwestern coast of Cuba, the residents of the island were again left without electricity.