Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“A U.S. energy blockade is hampering Cuba’s attempts to restore electricity almost 24 hours after a nationwide blackout hit the communist-run island, officials said,” Bloomberg reports.
“As of Tuesday morning, power had been restored to parts of eastern Cuba and Havana, but the lack of available diesel means some distributed energy centers can’t be immediately restarted.”
CBS News: Cuba slowly getting power back after third nationwide blackout in 6 months.
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