2024 Cuba blackout

The 2024 Cuba blackout is an ongoing total nationwide power outage across Cuba that began on 18 October 2024 due to the failure of the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant. Prior to the shutdown, the Cuban government announced energy-saving measures.[1] The blackout is the most severe energy crisis that the country has experienced since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.[2]

  1. ^ Robles, Frances (18 October 2024). "Power Outage Plunges All of Cuba Into Darkness". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ Grant, Will; Davies, Maia (18 October 2024). "Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after main power plant fails". BBC News. Retrieved 18 October 2024.