The Cuban government has started to restore power to the millions of residents left in the dark during a nationwide power outage this week.
On Saturday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel sought to reassure the country, amid the continuing struggles with the electrical grid.
“We are working hard and tirelessly to recover the electrical system, according to priority, in order to achieve stability,” he wrote on the social media platform X.
He also praised community leaders during the crisis. “It’s admirable, the wisdom and poise of those who are heroes in these complicated hours, many of them young.”
The president’s comments come after the entire country was plunged into darkness on Friday, in what experts called the worst blackout in two years.
It was the culmination of several days of flickering power, starting on Thursday.
Authorities at the time warned the electrical system was overloaded, and they called on nonessential activities to stop. Schools were closed until Monday, and certain state workers were sent home. By Friday, however, one of the primary power plants — the Antonio Guiteras plant in the western part of the island — had failed.
That caused the power grid to collapse, leaving the entire country without electricity. (Aljazeera)
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