themildtake

The Mild Take

Coverage tagged: Cuba (CUB)

Every story tagged to Cuba in the reporting behind our ratings, newest first. State-self-reported sources are excluded from scoring; non-anglophone coverage is surfaced in translation. Every card links to its source.

Sort Latest Top
clear filter

3 stories, newest first - 2 on this page in translation

cuba grid collapseES

Cuba faces a 2,160 MW shortfall on the eve of July 26

Available generation on July 25 was 1,070 MW against 3,200 MW demand, with 9 thermal units down and 106 distributed plants offline for lack of fuel, after three total grid collapses in early July; pot-banging protests hit multiple Havana districts, Santiago and Cienfuegos July 24-25, with activists alleging selective power restoration. Exile outlet, anti-government tilt; the utility figures are admissions against interest. Drove infrastructure -9 to -10 and political stability near -4 to -5.

CubaHeadlinestilt
CUB
Read at source →
cuba fifth grid collapse

Cuba plunged into another nationwide blackout as power grid collapses

Cuba's grid suffered its fifth total collapse of 2026 (third in 15 days) July 14 after a Felton Unit 1 shutdown cascaded to full disconnection; daily blackouts now average 20-24 hours, some areas past 72 hours. Cubadebate restoration claims are state (direction only). Held Cuba infrastructure at the -9 floor, confidence up.

Euronewsindependent
CUB
Read at source →
cuba national blackoutES

Cuba suffers a new total blackout today July 6: what is known about the new collapse

The third total national grid collapse of 2026 (eighth in ~24 months) hit July 6 with up to 72% peak outage, rooted in the fuel cascade after Venezuelan shipments stopped; the state utility's July 12 full-restoration claim is state-sourced and unconfirmed, with a structural 1,757 MW peak deficit forecast. Cuba infrastructure held at -9 with confidence up; fiscal held at -7 (economy projected -6.5% in 2026).

Bloomberg Lineaindependent
CUB
Read at source →