Cuba Experiences Two Nationwide Blackouts in One Week

SighingCashier · 2026-03-22T06:31:13+00:00

Cuba's Electric Union stated that the national power system completely went offline on Saturday evening at around 6 p.m. local time. Authorities have not explained the cause of the outage, marking the second nationwide blackout within a week for the island.The Ministry of Energy and Mines stated that it has initiated work to restore power supply.Affected by U.S. sanctions, Cuba has long faced difficulties importing fuel and equipment needed to repair severely aging power plants, resulting in tight nationwide electricity supply.

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2026-03-22 06:31:13

The Cuban Power Union stated that the national power system was completely shut down around 6 p.m. local time on Saturday evening. Authorities did not explain the cause of the blackout, marking the second nationwide power outage within a week.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines said that restoration efforts have been initiated.

Due to U.S. sanctions, Cuba has long struggled to import fuel and repair equipment for its severely aging power plants, leading to a tight national power supply.

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