US-Cuba energy deal involving CUPET privatization reportedly failed, prolonging blackout risk

A reported US-Cuba energy agreement that would have privatized Cuba's state oil company CUPET to alleviate chronic blackouts has failed, according to Miami Herald. The collapse leaves Cuba's energy crisis unresolved, with long blackouts persisting. The claim is sourced from a single outlet and lacks official confirmation, so the status of the deal and reasons for failure remain uncertain.