Cuba’s Power Crisis Deepens | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Cuba plunged into darkness again Tuesday, its third nationwide blackout in just two weeks, as a failing generator in Holguín triggered the outage—exposing the island’s crumbling power grid under siege from the U.S. oil embargo. With fuel imports scarce since January and domestic production covering only 40% of needs, daily life grinds to a halt: public transit stops, surgeries canceled, and basic needs like cooking and water become precarious. Residents adapt by collecting water, staying cool, and embracing solar power and electric bikes. Authorities scramble to restore power through “micro-islands” prioritizing hospitals and food plants, slowly bringing light back to Havana, Guantánamo, and other cities—but the struggle continues, as Cubans grow accustomed to darkness, wondering when the lights will stay on. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f8e6041c5e6ba956