Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark

Associated Press

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity for two days. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said that the country had 500 megawatts of energy in its electrical grid early Saturday. He posted on X  that “several substations in the west now have electricity.” De la O Levy also said two thermoelectric power plants are back and two more will resume their operations “in the next few hours.” About half of Cuba was plunged into darkness on Thursday evening, followed by the entire island on Friday morning after one of the plants failed.