Cuba experienced an island-wide blackout on Monday, leaving millions of residents without electricity amid a deepening energy crisis. Officials reported a complete disconnection of the national electrical system, marking the third major blackout in the past four months. State authorities warned that power restoration could take time, with millions at risk and daily life severely disrupted across the country.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that there were no failures in units operating when the grid collapsed and that investigations into the outage are ongoing. By Monday evening, limited power had been restored to roughly 5% of Havana residents, including around 42,000 households and a few hospitals. Authorities indicated that communications networks would be prioritised next.
