Cuba’s Long-Standing Power Problems

Recent blackouts are a symptom, not a disease.

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Cuba has had a bad week, even by Cuba’s standards. It suffered four nationwide power outages in a 48-hour period, only to be struck full force by Hurricane Oscar. The two events brought the precarity of Cuban infrastructure – particularly its power grid – to the fore. Much of the subsequent conversation has focused on […]

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