US EditionCuban officials report an island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis
About 10 million residents faced a total power loss due to aging infrastructure and fuel shortages worsened by a U.S. oil blockade, with partial restoration underway.
- On Tuesday, Cuba's Energy and Mines Ministry reconnected much of the national electrical grid, one day after a nationwide blackout left 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade.
- The grid collapse occurred amid a United States-imposed oil blockade that has crippled Cuba's obsolete generation system, exacerbating fuel shortages and infrastructure challenges causing daily outages across the island.
- Havana resident Juana Perez said, "We still don't have power at my house," while 75-year-old Pedro Ramos struggled to save food during the blackout, reflecting widespread hardship among residents.
- President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric on Monday, claiming he could do "anything he wants with Cuba," even as both nations have opened talks aimed at defusing the crisis.
- Energy officials warn power shortages may persist due to limited generation capacity, while President Miguel Diaz-Canel criticized Washington's "almost daily public threats" against the island following the grid's recovery.
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Source: ADALBERTO ROQUE / Getty – People gather at the Malecon waterfront during a blackout in Havana on March 16, 2026. Cuba was plunged into a nationwide blackout on March 16, affecting the island’s roughly 11 million residents, as the country’s worsening energy and economic crises continue to strain an already fragile power grid. Cuba’s power went out on Monday, residents were warned to “take precautions.” On Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Havan…
In Cuba, there have been several nationwide power failures in recent months, some of which lasted for days. Even if the power grid has been functioning again since Tuesday evening, the supply situation remains critical.
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AlKhaleej TodayHavana lights return as Cuba reconnects grid after 29‑hour nationwide blackout amid US fuel squeeze
HAVANA, March 18 — Cuba has reconnected its power grid on Tuesday and brought online its largest oil-fired power plant, energy officials said, putting an end to a nationwide blackout that lasted more than 29 hours amid a US move to choke off the island’s fuel supply.After the country’s 10 million people had been plunged into darkness overnight, the Caribbean island’s national power grid came fully back online by 6.11pm. However, officials said …
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