Havana, March 22, 2026 (AFP) - Cuba starts to restore power after new blackout

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2026-03-22

Cuban authorities started to gradually restore power to the island Sunday after the second nationwide blackout in a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. Two-thirds of Havana had power again in the afternoon, the capital's electricity company said, a day after the energy ministry reported a "total disconnection" of the national electric system in the country of nearly 10 million people. But authorities......

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