Electricity
Cuba launches recovery after second nationwide blackout in a week
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Cuba has begun restoring power following a nationwide grid collapse on Saturday evening—the second total blackout in less than a week and third major outage this month—affecting around 10 million people after a major power plant in Nuevitas failed. Officials established microgrids for essential services amid chronic fuel shortages and grid unreliability.
The National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) announced that the tariff flag for April will be green, with no additional charges on electricity bills. The decision reflects satisfactory reservoir levels in hydroelectric plants due to March rains. The green flag has been in effect since January.
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Several government buildings and state-owned entities in Johannesburg lost power after the city cut their electricity for unpaid bills exceeding R1.4 billion. Mayor Dada Morero stated the move has the Gauteng Premier's approval to recover the debt.
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) states that the national grid is receiving only one-third of the required gas supply, leading to inadequate electricity across the nation.
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Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mahmoud Esmat, held a high-level meeting with heads of power generation companies to review summer preparedness measures, new operating patterns, and efforts to reduce fuel consumption rates ahead of the peak demand season.
South Africa's municipal electricity debt crisis extends beyond local governance failures to reveal deeper structural issues in the electricity distribution industry. Experts argue that dependency on Eskom, escalating tariffs since 2007, and uncompensated load shedding have trapped municipalities in a financial death spiral. This misalignment threatens economic reliability and competitiveness nationwide.
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Mahmoud Esmat, Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, and Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met on Wednesday to assess the action plan for handling the anticipated rise in summer energy demand, amid increasing consumption and loads.
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