Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns.
Cuba has been hit by worsening power outages after the island’s communist government said fuel reserves had run out, as rare protests erupted in neighbourhoods around the capital, Havana.
Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness on Thursday in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns, while demonstrations over the blackouts broke out in western areas near Havana.
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“We have absolutely no fuel, oil, and absolutely no diesel,” Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said during a late Wednesday news conference.
“The only thing we have is gas from our own wells, whose production has increased, and domestic crude oil, whose production is also rising,” he said,…
