{"id":115972,"date":"2024-10-19T14:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T07:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115972"},"modified":"2024-10-19T14:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T07:27:45","slug":"cuba-suffers-nationwide-blackout-after-main-power-plant-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115972","title":{"rendered":"Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after main power plant fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Cuba is experiencing a nationwide blackout after its main energy plant failed, knocking out power to its 10 million people.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Its power grid collapsed at around 11:00 (15:00 GMT) on Friday, the energy ministry announced on social media.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Grid officials said they did not know how long it would take to restore power.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The island has suffered months of lengthy blackouts, prompting the prime minister to declare an &#8220;energy emergency&#8221; on Thursday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Friday&#8217;s total blackout came after the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas &#8211; the largest on the island &#8211; went offline.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel Berm\u00fadez said the situation was his &#8220;absolute priority&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;There will be no rest until power is restored,&#8221; he wrote on X.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The head of electricity supply at the energy ministry, Lazara Guerra, was later quoted by AFP news agency as saying the process of restoring power was in its early stages.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There was, she added, &#8220;some level of electricity generation&#8221; that would be used to start up power plants in several regions of the country.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier on Friday, officials announced that all schools and non-essential activities, including nightclubs, were to close until Monday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Non-essential workers were urged to stay home to safeguard electricity supply, and non-vital government services were suspended.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Cubans have also been urged to switch off high-consumption appliances such as fridges and ovens during peak hours, according to local media.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;This is crazy,&#8221; Eloy Fon, an 80-year-old pensioner living in central Havana, told AFP.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It shows the fragility of our electricity system&#8230; We have no reserves, there is nothing to sustain the country, we are living day to day.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">B\u00e1rbara L\u00f3pez, 47, a digital content creator, said she had already &#8220;barely been able to work for two days&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the worst I&#8217;ve seen in 47 years,&#8221; she said. &#8220;They&#8217;ve really messed up now&#8230; We have no power or mobile data.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Prime Minister Manuel Marrero addressed the public in a televised message on Thursday, blaming deteriorating infrastructure, fuel shortages and rising demand for the electricity failures.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The fuel shortage is the biggest factor,&#8221; he said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The head of the National Electric Union (UNE) Alfredo L\u00f3pez Vald\u00e9s also acknowledged the island had been facing a challenging energy situation, with shortages chiefly to blame.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Extended blackouts &#8211; particularly one this widespread &#8211; are always a tense time in Cuba.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In part, because the ability to keep the lights on represents a potential public order issue for the Cuban Government. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In July 2021, thousands of protesters spilled into the streets in demonstrations sparked by days-long blackouts in much of the country. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The desperation caused by precious food stuffs going to waste in warm fridges and freezers was exacerbated by citizens going for days with no air-conditioning or ceiling fans in the island&#8217;s stifling heat.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In many buildings, electric pumps bring water to the taps, so no power also meant no water. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Furthermore, no petrol at the pumps mean that people can&#8217;t work or use their cars to solve basic problems or tend to urgent needs.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Cuban Government has becoming increasingly aware that many on the island have lost a degree of fear over speaking out about the many daily problems they face on the island. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Some are even prepared to take to the streets and chant anti-government slogans, if conditions merit it.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In March, Hundreds of people in Cuba&#8217;s second-largest city, Santiago, <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-latin-america-68595885\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">staged a rare public protest over chronic power blackouts and food shortages<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8elzx8dg7zo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba is experiencing a nationwide blackout after its main energy plant failed, knocking out power to its 10 million people. 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