Overview
- The state utility said the National Energy System suffered a total disconnection and that the cause remains under investigation.
- Power has returned to nearly half of Havana after the Antonio Guiteras plant was brought back online, while Santiago de Cuba remains without electricity.
- Unión Eléctrica and local reporting indicate full service could take several days to restore across the island.
- Coverage links the prolonged outages to scarce fuel following new U.S. limits on sales to Cuba, exacerbating a fragile, aging grid.
- Power cuts have triggered street protests and arrests in Morón, as President Trump promises action on Cuba, Secretary of State Marco Rubio deems recent Cuban economic steps insufficient, and President Díaz-Canel pledges steadfast resistance.