Cuba without electricity: New total blackout paralyzes the island

Cuba is again from one nationwide power outage been hit. The state energy supplier UNE spoke on Sunday of a “complete” interruption of the power supply. In the capital Havana and the lights suddenly went out in the rest of the communist-run Caribbean island. Breakdowns occur again and again in the Cuban power grid due to outdated technology.

Trump wants a change of power in Cuba

One in January from the US President Donald Trump The oil blockade imposed has also led to an interruption in fuel deliveries for power plants. The USA is also putting pressure on Cuba with sanctions. The country is in its worst economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Trump has made it clear that he wants a change of power in Cuba. After the capture of the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by the US Army earlier this year he had suggested that something similar could happen to Cuba.

By Editor