Cuba suffers a sixth national power outage in 2026
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Cuba experienced a sixth national power outage in 2026 on the night of 2-3 August. The authorities launched the power restoration operations after a total disconnection from the grid.
A widespread power outage plunged Cuba into darkness on the night of August 2-3, 2026.3,2,1 This is the sixth national outage of this type since the beginning of the year.3,2,1 The authorities confirmed that the power had been restored after a previous failure before this new failure.3
The national electricity company reported a “total disconnection” from the electrical system.2,1 The outage affected the entire country, including Havana.1 The authorities launched power restoration operations after this new outage.2
An oil blockade imposed by Washington complicates the supply of fuel to power plants and backup generators.3,1 Power outages have worsened since January 2026, when the oil blockade was put in place.3
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