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Cuba's power grid collapses repeatedly as US oil blockade cuts fuel supply

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Managing emergency grid restoration after each collapse

Cuba's national power grid collapsed for the third time in March on Saturday, leaving more than 10 million people without electricity. The island has not received an oil shipment from any foreign supplier in approximately three months, after the United States imposed tariffs and diplomatic pressure on countries that sell oil to Cuba. The aging, Soviet-era grid—designed for a fuel supply that no longer exists—has been operating on fumes, solar power, and natural gas scraps.

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