• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    The article doesn’t specify, but it appears to be a long term fuel issue. They have been trying to cut back for a while now, including with blackouts for various areas, but they finally ran out and/or the demand while it was on just crashed the system.

    Restarting an entire grid is not easy either, it usually takes many hours even if you have fuel available.

    • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 days ago

      More like decrepit oil-fired power plants, many decades old. Cuba is also having economic problems.