Cuba says electrical grid back online, generation still lagging

Reuters - 05/12
Cuba said late on Wednesday it had reconnected its national electrical grid, though generation remained far below demand one day after a plant failure knocked out power to millions across the island.
HAVANA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Cuba said late on Wednesday it had reconnected its national electrical grid, though generation remained far below demand one day after a plant failure knocked out power to millions across the island.
Cuba's Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy confirmed on X that the grid was back online just before midnight on Wednesday.
But around the same time, the National Electric Union (UNE) said on social media it was "serving" 880 MW into the system, a fraction of the typical peak demand of 3,200 MW, suggesting that a large swath of the Caribbean island remained without electricity.
A majority of Cuba's residents suffer hours-long, rolling blackouts on a daily basis even ...
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