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HAVANA - Cuba''s power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday even as Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island''s eastern end, downing trees and power lines.
Strong winds raked the region as the storm stalled over land, uprooting banana plants and tearing roofs off homes, according to footage from state-run television. More than 10 inches (254 mm) of rain fell in spots, causing landslides and flash floods and cutting off outlying areas.
Cuban energy officials said they had restored power to 89% of Havana by mid-afternoon. Technicians had also re-established service to some outlying provinces as the island''s largest power plant, Antonio Guiteras, came online, providing a significant boost to generation.
"We should not expect that when the system comes back online the blackouts will end," he said, noting that the system would still generate significantly less than the country''s total demand.
Cuba''s national electrical grid first crashed on Friday, before Oscar''s arrival, after the island''s largest power plant shut down and dire fuel shortages sent the system into disarray, leaving 10 million people without electricity.
Cuba''s grid has fully or partially failed three times since, underscoring the precarious state of the country''s infrastructure and putting on edge many Cubans, who already suffer from dire shortages of food, fuel and medicine.
Havana was largely quiet overnight. But a Reuters witness saw several scattered protests in poor, outlying neighborhoods, as well as residents banging pots in frustration after days of blackouts and food and water shortages.
Cubans have for months endured prolonged blackouts of 10 to 20 hours a day across much of the country, spoiling precious food stocks and complicating access to fuel and water.
The government and independent experts say the grid, long near collapse, has reached a critical point as obsolete infrastructure deteriorates and fuel runs short.
Cuba blames the U.S. trade embargo, as well as sanctions instituted by former President Donald Trump for difficulties in acquiring fuel and spare parts to operate and maintain its oil-fired plants.
In this chapter, an overview of Cuba''s electrical grid, its components, and condition are discussed. The partition between centralized and distributed energy generation and the implications on the electrical grid are explained. The resiliency of the electrical grid and the factors affecting it, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, draughts, and wildfires, are analyzed. The outcomes and aftermath of some of those occurrences have been presented, in order to recommend improvement for a more resilient electrical grid and to reduce the frequency of power disruption.
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