Cuba Hit with Another Blackout as Millions Across the Island Are Left without Electricity
Officials said restoration protocols were activated as the grid collapse left more than 9 million people without electricity and disrupted hospitals and water systems.
- On Friday, Cuba's national electricity system suffered a total collapse, leaving millions across the island without power. The Energy Ministry announced the outage on social media without disclosing a cause.
- Severe fuel shortages, aging thermoelectric plants, and United States energy restrictions have strained the grid for years. These factors prevent Cuba from importing replacement parts needed to maintain obsolete infrastructure.
- Recurring nationwide blackouts have become common over the past two years due to the severe economic crisis. Even when functional, Cubans endure outages lasting more than 30 consecutive hours, leaving residents without reliable power.
- The collapse disrupted essential services, including water supplies, mobile networks, and hospital systems. The Ministry began activating service-restoration protocols but provided no specific timetable for power restoration.
- Granma reported that "unstable weather conditions further aggravated the grid" situation, complicating recovery efforts. By dusk on Friday, power had been restored to 5% of users in Havana, leaving most residents without electricity.
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Millions of Cubans faced power outages after a major disruption, marking the sixth widespread blackout this year amid severe shortages of energy and essential supplies.
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VijestiCuba has been without electricity since Friday due to the "collapse of the system", and the Ministry of Energy and Mining announced that "the activation of the protocol for the restoration of supply has begun".
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