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Cuba's national electricity grid collapsed late on 2 August, according to CNN and France24, leaving roughly 10 million people without power in what Al Jazeera reported as at least the third nationwide blackout in a matter of weeks. The country's state grid operator confirmed that the outage began late on Sunday, but offered little beyond acknowledgement that the failure had occurred, a pattern that has become familiar after previous collapses.

  • The 2 August blackout affected roughly 10 million people across the island.
  • It follows nationwide collapses on 6 July and 14 July, making this at least the third in weeks.
  • Cuba's state grid operator confirmed the outage began late on Sunday but has given limited detail on restoration timelines.
  • The pattern reflects a grid operating with little to no reserve capacity to absorb disruptions.

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