Cuba's blackout crisis deepens as fuel runs out and protests erupt
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Cuba faced worsening nationwide blackouts after officials said fuel reserves had run dry, triggering neighborhood protests near Havana as the aging grid struggled to meet demand amid import shortfalls blamed on sanctions; authorities warned a deficit around 2,000 MW at peak and outages lasting hours in several provinces, with the country relying on limited domestic production and solar power amid a fragile electricity system.
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