In the last year there have been numerous reports of the fragility of Cuba’s power grid, resulting from four major incidents of widespread power cuts.
The problems of the grid are based on:
over-reliance on ageing oil fired power stations, supplying 84% of electricity supply, which have been difficult to maintain under the US sanctions regime
fuel shortages, as most of the oil is imported from Russia or Venezuela, both of which are also under stringent US sanctions
the impact of US financial sanctions choking off access to loans to finance improvements in the system. [emphasis added]
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