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Cuba suffers major power outage after substation failure leaves millions without electricity

Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Friday due to a failure at the Diezmero substation, resulting in widespread blackouts across western Cuba, including Havana, as reported by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Millions were left without power, with only a few tourist hotels operating on generators, according to reports from Reuters news agency.
The Electric Union indicated a peak-hour demand of 3,250 megawatts but a deficit of 1,380 megawatts, causing 42% of the national energy system to shut down.
Authorities are working on recovery and have plans to install photovoltaic parks, as frequent outages have sparked protests in the past, including in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

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