Most of Cuba hit by power outages: minister
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Havana: Large swathes of Cuba including the capital have been hit by power outages, authorities said, as the country grapples with a dire economic cri...
Havana: Large swathes of Cuba including the capital have been hit by power outages, authorities said, as the country grapples with a dire economic crisis.
"Almost the whole country has been affected since yesterday at 23:00 (03:00 GMT Saturday), including Havana," Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy told state television.
"There have been areas in the dark since the early hours of the morning," and this has lasted "practically all day in almost the whole country," he added.
Cuba has been experiencing a wave of blackouts since the start of March due to maintenance works on the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, the island's largest.
Authorities have promised that the plant, located about 100 kilometers from the capital, will be fully operational again on Sunday.
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