Cuba energy grid suffers nationwide collapse

September 19, 2026 12:41 AM

Cuba energy grid suffers nationwide collapse

Cuba’s energy grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, the energy ministry said in a post to social media, causing a nationwide blackout on the island of about 9 million people. Cuba’s aging power generation system has been under severe strain from fuel shortages, deteriorating infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. Even when the national grid is online, the island frequently experiences rolling blackouts that leave millions without power. -(Reuters)...

Protests break out in Havana as Cuba struggles to restore electricity

July 8, 2026 9:48 AM

Protests break out in Havana as Cuba struggles to restore electricity

Scattered protests broke out across Havana on Tuesday evening, with residents banging pots, honking horns and shouting "turn on the lights" as millions of Cubans remained without power amid a six-month-long U.S. fuel blockade. Cuba experienced a nationwide outage on Monday — its third this year — but while authorities said most of the country had been reconnected to the island's grid by late Tuesday, many remained in the dark and without electricity as the island doesn't have enough fuel. ...