politics
diciembre 29, 2025
Los apagones afectarán el 57 % del territorio de Cuba este domingo
Los apagones afectarán este domingo al 57 % del territorio de Cuba, en medio de una profunda crisis energética que mantiene cortes eléctricos de más de 20 horas diarias en amplias zonas del país, según informó la empresa estatal Unión Eléctrica
TL;DR
- 57% of Cuba's territory will experience blackouts on Sunday.
- The island has been suffering from an energy crisis since mid-2024, with outages exceeding 20 hours daily in many areas.
- Causes include frequent breakdowns in decades-old thermal power plants and a shortage of foreign currency for fuel imports.
- Seven out of 16 operational thermoelectric units are currently out of service.
- 88 distributed generation plants are not operating due to lack of fuel, and about ten are stopped due to lack of lubricant.
- Independent experts cite chronic underfunding of the state-run energy sector as a structural problem.
- The Cuban government blames U.S. sanctions for the energy crisis.