Cuba Faces Nationwide Blackout Following Power Grid Collapse

A failure at a key substation has left millions without electricity as the government races to restore power.

The blackout began Friday night at 8:15 p.m. after a failure at the Diezmero substation near Havana caused a collapse of Cuba's National Electric System.
Millions across the country, including residents of Havana and provinces such as Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba, were left without power.
Cuba's aging infrastructure, fuel shortages, and economic struggles have contributed to frequent outages, with this being the fourth major blackout in five months.
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and the Ministry of Energy and Mines have stated that recovery efforts are underway.
Authorities are accelerating plans to install 55 solar farms with Chinese technology by the end of 2025 to address the energy crisis.