Cubans Endure 1- to 2-Hour Power Windows as Trump-Era Oil Blockade Deepens Crisis
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 17
Cubans Endure 1- to 2-Hour Power Windows as Trump-Era Oil Blockade Deepens Crisis
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 17
Summary
Only 1 to 2 hours of electricity a day now reach many Cubans, leaving families to queue for bread, imported food and basic medicines as shortages intensify.
The squeeze worsened after the pandemic-driven economic collapse and a de facto U.S. oil blockade imposed in January, which the article says has turned daily life into a prolonged stalemate.
Washington and Havana have offered no clear exit, while President Miguel Díaz-Canel's "creative resistance" and improvised power fixes fail to mask the scale of hardship.
Exile groups are again discussing democratic transition plans, even as the more likely near-term outcome remains continued deadlock with ordinary Cubans bearing the cost.