On Friday night, Cuba suffered a huge interruption of electricity that influenced Havan and the provinces in the country that left millions in the dark.
The Cubin Ministry of Energy and Mine said at about 20:15 local time, the disappearance of electricity in the Diemoro substation on the periphery of Havana caused “a significant loss of generation on western Cuba and, with it, the failure of the national electric system”.
The Ministry stated in its account on the X that “it is working on the recovery process”.
The streets of Havana were dark and empty, and light comes only from the hotel windows that had generators.
People in the provinces such as Guantanamo, Artemis, Santiago de Cuba and Santa Clara reported that they had experienced disappearances with the only flashing light.
Previously, Electric Union, a state -regulatory agency, said in its daily report that demand for peak hours would be around 3,250 megawatts, and a deficit would reach about 1,380 megawatts, which means that 42 percent of the national energy system will be closed. This figure is not the highest in recent memory.
At the end of last year, Cuba suffered three widespread interruptions in her national energy system, leaving the island in the dark in the midst of a serious economic crisis.
Power Grid in Cuba has been tormented by frequent failures in the last few months, and more than half of the country has experienced a break of electricity during peak hours. The grinds are primarily caused by fuel deficiency and infrastructure aging. In many parts of the island, electricity is key to cooking and pumping water.
