Cuba experienced a massive power outage for the second time in a week, affecting the island nation with a population of nearly 10 million people. This was reported by the Associated Press, writes UNN.
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Cuba's state electric power company reported that the cause of the accident was "parameter fluctuations" after a failure on a power transmission line between the provinces of Santa Clara and Sancti Spíritus. Authorities have already begun a gradual restoration of electricity supply in some areas.
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The country's energy system remains vulnerable due to worn-out infrastructure, lack of maintenance, and fuel shortages. Some Cuban power plants have been in operation for over 30 years.
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This was another very difficult week under the influence of the energy blockade: two shutdowns of the National Electric System, an almost complete lack of fuel for power plant operations, and several power units taken out of service
This is the second major failure in recent days. The previous outage, which occurred on Monday, also affected almost the entire population of the country, after which electricity supply was gradually restored.