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Cuba works to restore power after nationwide blackout
6blackouts
This was at least the sixth blackout in Cuba during 2026.
A nationwide blackout disconnected Cuba’s entire electricity grid. Power returned to some priority areas in Havana, while Unión Eléctrica attributed the outage to a transmission fault and poor weather and said gradual restoration was ongoing.
2 sourcesAl Jazeera, BBC NewsUpdated
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The blackout spread across the whole island of Cuba.
2 of 2 sources“before spreading across the whole island”
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The blackout initially affected five eastern provinces of Cuba.
“first affected five of Cuba’s eastern provinces”
- 6blackouts
This was at least the sixth blackout in Cuba during 2026.
2 of 2 sources“It is at least the sixth this year alone.”