There was a complete blackout in Cuba. The causes are still unknown I mentioned State electricity operator Union Electrica de Cuba (UNE).
For Cuba, home to nearly 10 million people, this is the eighth power outage since late 2024 and at least the third in the past six months since the United States began an electrical blockade of the island in January 2026, shutting it down. Oil and petroleum product supplies.
The blockade exacerbated Cuba’s economic problems. Nowadays, regularly planned power outages are implemented on the island (their duration can reach 70 hours), food and medicine shortages are increasing, public transportation almost does not work, He writes Agence France-Presse (AFP).
After the start of the blockade, the American and Cuban authorities held several rounds of negotiations, but the head of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, reported that it was not yet possible to reach an agreement.
US President Donald Trump is trying to bring about change in the Cuban regime. He promised to prevent escalation, but allowed a “friendly takeover” of the island. Cuban authorities stated that their political model was non-negotiable and that they would resist any invasion.