Cuba's national grid collapses amid US oil blockade
Otago Daily Times Online News [Unofficial]
March 16, 2026
People are relying on other forms of transport in Cuba as US-imposed oil blockade cripples the country. Photo: Reuters
Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already obsolete generation system.
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