Grid failure plunges Cuba into nationwide blackout
- Cuba’s electricity system has deteriorated amid shortages of fuel and replacement parts.
- By Al Jazeera and news agenciesPublished On 3 Aug 2026Cuba’s national electricity grid has collapsed, plunging the island into a widespread blackout.
- The state-run Electric Union, known as UNE, announced the collapse on X late on Sunday but did not immediately identify its cause, the extent of the disruption or when electricity would be restored.
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- Cuba’s electricity system has deteriorated amid shortages of fuel and replacement parts.
- By Al Jazeera and news agenciesPublished On 3 Aug 2026Cuba’s national electricity grid has collapsed, plunging the island into a widespread blackout.
- The state-run Electric Union, known as UNE, announced the collapse on X late on Sunday but did not immediately identify its cause, the extent of the disruption or when electricity would be restored.
Sources: Al Jazeera