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Cuba restores power grid after nationwide blackout
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Cuba restores power grid after nationwide blackout

From Jamaica Observer · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Cuba's national electricity company restored the power grid nationwide on Sunday after a widespread blackout.
  • Engineers worked for over 24 hours to reconnect the system, a process complicated by fuel shortages.
  • This was the fourth nationwide blackout in less than six months and the ninth since the end of 2024, amid a severe economic crisis exacerbated by US sanctions.

Cuba's national electrical system was reconnected across the country by Sunday morning, following a nationwide blackout that lasted more than 24 hours. The national utility UNE announced the restoration, noting that engineers accelerated the process overnight.

More than 65 percent of households in Havana, the capital city of 1.7 million, had their power back by Sunday morning. The blackout was the fourth to affect the entire island in less than six months and the ninth since the end of 2024. Cuba's population is 9.6 million.

The island nation is grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades. This situation is worsened by a US oil blockade, imposed in January 2026 by President Donald Trump as part of a campaign to end Cuba's communist rule. Fuel shortages have made restoring the power grid a slower and more complex task.

At 6:30 a.m. (10:30 GMT) this morning, the national electrical system was reconnected throughout the country.

— UNEThe national utility UNE announced the restoration of the power grid on X.
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Originally published by Jamaica Observer in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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