Cuba is entirely without power following electric grid collapse

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Cuba is entirely without power following electric grid collapse

The country's energy ministry confirmed on social media the "total disconnection" of the electrical system. pt. 11, 2025, 2:14 AM GMT+10

By Orlando Matos and Carmen Sesin

HAVANA — Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed Wednesday, leaving the entire island without power, according to the state-run power company.

“A total disconnection of the Electrical System, SEN, has occurred, which may be associated with an unexpected outage of the CTE Guiteras,” the Ministry of Energy and Mines wrote on X.

 

It said the causes are being investigated and the restoration process has already begun.

In the country's capital, residents expressed concern over the blackout and not knowing how long it could take to re-establish connectivity on top of all the daily economic struggles they face, including shortages in food and medicine.

“This country can’t take much more. We just have one misfortune after another,” said a small-business owner who declined to give his name. “Let’s see how long it lasts and how it will affect us.”

Many worried about spoiling food and lack of water.

Power outages have been a chronic problem in Cuba for years, but they have worsened with the communist-run country’s economic crisis. Daily blackouts can reach up to 20 hours in some parts of the island.

 

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Emergency crews were working to restore power to 10 million people on Wednesday as Cuba suffered its fifth nationwide blackout in under a year, the energy ministry announced.

“There has been a total disconnection of the electric system,” the energy ministry and National Electric Union said early on Wednesday.