Cuba Battles Nationwide Blackouts Amid US Oil Sanctions
Cuba faces its second major power grid failure in a week as the government struggles to keep the lights on under the pressure of US-imposed oil sanctions.
Cuba is grappling with a deepening energy crisis as the country's power grid has collapsed for a third time in March, plunging much of the island into darkness. This latest nationwide blackout follows a similar event just one week prior, underscoring the nation's dire struggle to maintain a reliable electricity supply.
The Cuban government has attributed these failures to the impact of US-imposed oil sanctions, which have severely restricted the country's access to essential fuel supplies. With the grid unable to keep up with demand, rolling blackouts have become a daily reality for many Cubans, with some areas experiencing outages lasting up to 12 hours.
Source: Al Jazeera
