How are Cubans coping during U.S.-imposed fuel blockade Millions of people were left without electricity in Cuba after a shutdown at one of the country’s largest thermoelectric power plants. The capital Havana and the rest of western Cuba – from the western town of Pinar del Rio to the central town of Camaguey – were left in darkness after the power cut on Wednesday. Government radio station Radio Rebelde quoted an energy official saying the problem was due to a boiler leak at the Antonio Guiteras plant, about 62 miles (100km) east of Havana. Vicente de la O Levy, Cuba’s energy minister, wrote on X that the government was powering critical infrastructure – including hospitals and medical clinics – in the affected region. Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy warned American citizens in Cuba to ...