周五，古巴再次发生全国性大范围停电 [1]。这是该国今年第四次、也是本周内发生的第二次此类事件 [1]。古巴总理曼努埃尔·马雷罗表示，此次事故是由连接圣克拉拉省和圣斯皮里图斯省的输电线路故障引发的参数波动所致 [1]。
马雷罗指出，基础设施老化是长期存在的问题，部分发电厂已运行超过 30 年 [1]。此外，燃料短缺严重加剧了当前的能源危机 [1]。“在美国能源封锁的影响下度过了非常艰难的一周……几乎没有燃料”，总理在声明中说道 [1]。自今年 1 月美国威胁对向古巴出口石油的国家加征关税以来，该国一直面临持续的供油困难 [1]。俄罗斯于 3 月底交付的约 73 万桶石油已于本月末耗尽 [1]。
此次停电导致公共交通基本陷入停滞状态 [1]。医疗系统受到严重影响，数万台手术被迫取消 [1]。为应对电力供应不足，政府已实施超过 24 小时的计划性停电措施 [1]。
Cuba experienced a nationwide power outage on Friday, marking the fourth such event of the year and the second within just one week [1]. Prime Minister Manuel Marroquín attributed the disruption to parameter fluctuations caused by faults in transmission lines connecting the provinces of Santa Clara and Sancti Spíritus [1]. He further stated that under the influence of U.S. energy sanctions, the country has endured a very difficult period with almost no fuel available [1].
The crisis is compounded by aging infrastructure, including power plants over 30 years old, alongside severe shortages of fuel [1]. Since January, when the United States threatened to impose tariffs on nations selling oil to Cuba, fuel supplies have remained critically low [1]. A shipment of 730,000 barrels of Russian oil delivered in late March was exhausted by the end of April [1].
The blackout has severely impacted daily life and essential services across the island. Public transportation ground to a near standstill, thousands of surgeries were cancelled, and authorities implemented planned blackouts lasting more than 24 hours [1].