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Cuba's power grid 'critical' as US blocks fuel shipments
Key takeaways
- Protests flared in Havana amid widespread power outages.
- The minister said Cuba's power grid had entered a "critical" state.
- "We have absolutely no fuel [oil], and absolutely no diesel ...
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Protests flared in Havana amid widespread power outages. Cuba's energy minister says fuel has "run out" as a four-month US oil blockade chokes off energy supplies.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dl Mq Protesters in Havana took to the darkened streets amid ongoing blackouts Image: Norlys Perez/REUTERSAdvertisement Power outages in Cuba worsened on Thursday as Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy told state television that oil reserves had "run out" amid an ongoing US blockade of oil shipments.
The minister said Cuba's power grid had entered a "critical" state.
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