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Cuba faces severe energy crisis amid unpredictable blackouts

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Cuba is experiencing severe electricity shortages, with blackouts lasting for days and power only returning in unpredictable, short bursts. This crisis, exacerbated by oil sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, has drastically altered daily life for Cubans, forcing them to adapt by cooking, washing, and completing chores in brief windows of electricity. The situation has led to widespread hardship, impacting transportation, tourism, food security, and access to basic necessities like water. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Andrea Rodriguez, The Associated Press ·

    Trump’s blockade of Cuba has created an upside-down world with 20-minute spurts of electricity access

    A grandmother cooks beans in the dark. A daughter irons at midnight. Cuba's sixth grid collapse of 2026 has turned electricity into a countdown.

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