Cuba Plunges into Darkness: Widespread Blackout Amid US Oil Chokehold

• A widespread power outage struck most of Cuba, including Havana, due to an unexpected fault at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant.
• The blackout extends from Pinar del Rio in the far west to central-eastern Camaguey province, leaving only far eastern provinces with electricity.
• The outage comes as Cuba faces increased pressure from the Trump administration, curtailing oil shipments, particularly from Venezuela.
• Repairs to the Guiteras generating station could take three to four days, focusing on fixing the boiler's superheater and other leaks.
• Cuba attributes its economic crisis and lack of power investment to decades of US sanctions; Mexico also halted oil supplies after US threats.