Millions of Cubans are without power after one of the island's major power plants, the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, failed. The government has implemented emergency measures to reduce demand, including suspending classes and shutting down some state-owned workplaces.
Cuba 's electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, the energy ministry said. The massive outage left millions of Cuba ns without power and prompted the government to implement emergency measures to slash demand, including suspending classes, shutting down some state-owned workplaces and canceling nonessential services.
'During his address, Marrero was accompanied by Alfredo López, chief of the state-owned utility, UNE, who said the outage stemmed from increased demand from small- and medium-sized companies and residences' air conditioners, as well as breakdowns in old thermoelectric plants that haven't been properly maintained, and a lack of fuel to operate some facilities.In its own statement, the U.S. Embassy in Havana said that as of 4 p.m.
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