politics
March 22, 2026
Cuba Without Electricity: Third Time This Month
More than 10 million people in Cuba were left without electricity yesterday after a complete shutdown of the power system for the second time in a week and the third time since the beginning of March.
TL;DR
- Over 10 million people in Cuba lost electricity due to a total shutdown of the power system.
- This is the second power outage in a week and the third in March.
- The failure occurred at a production unit in the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant.
- Cuba partially blames the U.S. energy blockade for the crisis, stating it has interrupted foreign oil imports necessary for power plants.