HAVANA, July 15. /TASS/. The operation of Cuba’s national electricity system was restored on the morning of July 15 after its latest, third complete failure in eight days, the Cuban state electric company (UNE) reported.
That said, a TASS correspondent reported that power outages in the country, including Havana, continue.
"The operation of the national power system was restored at 7 a.m. [11 a.m. GMT]," the company stated on social media X.
On July 13, UNE reported a complete shutdown of Cuba’s power system. Earlier, blackouts occurred on July 6 and 10. There has been almost no power supply in the republic for several days.
In recent statements to the press, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy explained that the Caribbean republic is currently on the path to achieving energy sovereignty based on its own resources. Among others, he cited the ingenuity of Cuban energy workers, domestic crude oil, sun, wind and gas. "We lack fuel and external support, but we are implementing a plan to transition to energy sovereignty," the minister emphasized as quoted by the Cuban Communist party in a message on social media X on July 15. "This is a long and difficult path requiring great sacrifices." "I am not saying that it [the electricity situation - TASS] will always be like this," de la O Levy stressed. "Electricity generation from renewable sources continues to grow, and thanks to this process, results are already being felt in various provinces [of the country]."
