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Cuba’s government<\/a> said it was working again to reestablish electrical service across the island after state-run media earlier on Saturday reported the national grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours.<\/p>\n

The country’s top electricity official, Lazaro Guerra, said on a morning TV news program that another grid malfunction in western Cuba had forced technicians to begin anew connecting three important power plants to the system, temporarily stalling progress.<\/p>\n

CUBAN POWER PLANT FAILURE LEAVES MILLIONS IN THE DARK IN ISLAND-WIDE OUTAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I can not assure you that we will be able to complete linking the system today, but we are estimating that there should be important progress today,” Guerra said.<\/p>\n

Just prior to Guerra’s statement, CubaDebate, one of the island’s state-run media outlets, said the grid operator, UNE, had reported a “total disconnection of the national electro-energetic system.”<\/p>\n

Guerra did not directly confirm the total collapse, leaving some confusion as to what exactly had taken place.<\/p>\n

Cuba’s electrical grid first failed around midday on Friday after one of the island`s largest power plants shut down, suddenly leaving more than 10 million without power.<\/p>\n

Even before the grid’s collapse, an electricity shortfall on Friday had forced Cuba’s communist-run government to send non-essential state workers home and cancel school classes for children as it sought to conserve fuel for generation.<\/p>\n

But lights began to flicker on in scattered pockets across the island early in the evening on Friday, offering some hope that power would be restored.<\/p>\n

Cuba’s government has blamed weeks of worsening blackouts – often 10 to 20 hours a day across much of the island – on deteriorating infrastructure, fuel shortages and rising demand.<\/p>\n

Strong winds that began with Hurricane Milton<\/a> last week had also complicated the island’s ability to deliver scarce fuel from boats offshore to feed its power plants, officials have said.<\/p>\n

Fuel deliveries to the island have dropped off significantly this year, as Venezuela, Russia and Mexico, once key suppliers, have reduced their exports to Cuba.<\/p>\n

Key ally Venezuela slashed by half its deliveries of subsidized fuel to Cuba this year, forcing the island to search elsewhere for far more pricey oil on the spot market.<\/p>\n

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Cuba’s government also blames the U.S. trade embargo, as well as sanctions under then-President Donald Trump<\/a>, for ongoing difficulties in acquiring fuel and spare parts to operate and maintain its oil-fired plants.<\/p>\n

The United States on Friday denied any role in the grid collapse in Cuba.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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