# Cuba Experiences Widespread Blackout as Power Grid Fails, Affecting 10 Million! ⚡

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**Created:** [October 18, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cuba-experiences-widespread-blackout-as-power-grid-fails-affecting-10-million/293956 "2024-10-18T22:44:51Z")\
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**Summary:**

1. **Island-Wide Blackout**  
Cuba’s power grid failed, plunging **10 million people** into darkness after a significant breakdown at the **Antonio Guiteras power plant** in Matanzas.

2. **Infrastructure Issues**  
The blackout follows days of rolling blackouts, with the prime minister citing deteriorating infrastructure and fuel shortages as major contributors to the crisis.

3. **Hurricane’s Role**  
The situation was worsened by **Hurricane Milton** , which disrupted fuel deliveries to the island, exacerbating existing energy challenges.

4. **Government Prioritization**  
Prime Minister **Manuel Marrero Cruz** announced that the government will focus on restoring electricity to residential areas and promised incoming fuel shipments.

5. **Ongoing Economic Challenges**  
This massive blackout adds to Cuba’s ongoing struggles with a deepening economic crisis and widespread food shortages, raising concerns about the country’s stability.

**Read more at:** [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5157835/cuba-plunged-into-an-island-wide-blackout-as-power-grid-collapses)