Cuba plunged into second nationwide blackout in less than a week | CNN

Cuba is working to restore the electricity supply after another island-wide blackout left more than 10 million people without power. The electrical grid suffered “a total disconnection” on Saturday due to a problem at a thermoelectric plant in the province of Camagüey, which generated a cascading effect, according to the operator Unión Eléctrica de Cuba. As of Sunday, power began to be restored, Cuba’s Ministry of Energy reported that smaller closed-circuit systems “are operating in all territories.” The ministry said that they are working to restore power to vital services such as hospitals, water supply and food distribution. Cuba was still recovering from a nationwide power grid collapse on Monday, the first since the US began blocking fuel supplies from Venezuela earlier this year. Just prior to Saturday’s blackout, the country’s state-owned electricity company reported on social media that it was expecting a power deficit of 1.704 megawatts during its busiest period on Saturday night. US President Donald Trump has spoken frequently in recent weeks about Cuba, predicting an imminent collapse of its communist government. On Monday, he wondered aloud whether he w