Cuba’s power grid goes down, plunging the country into darkness

• Cuba’s electrical grid went down after Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant failed.
• The grid went down after a massive blackout across the Caribbean island.
• State-owned power company UNE used distributed generation to provide power.
• A gas-fired thermoelectric plant was starting operations.
• Millions of Cubans remained without power as darkness fell.
• This supply collapse is unprecedented, aside from intense hurricanes.
• It’s unclear if other Cuban plants remain functional.