Cuba suffers nationwide power outage amid US blockade
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March 16, 2026
The island has not received oil shipments for the past three months, President Miguel Diaz‑Canel said Cuba suffered a nationwide power outage on Monday, the Cuban Energy Ministry said, amid the continuing US oil blockade of the island. The blackout left nearly 11 million people without electricity as the blockade strained the country’s aging power stations. […]
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