WorldCuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday at midday, ‌the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people on the Caribbean ​island without power.Cubans dealing with frequent ongoing outages, often lasting for hours at a timeThomson Reuters · Posted: Jul 06, 2026 3:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 33 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A woman carries a fan while walking along a street in Havana on Monday, a day in which the Cuba's national electric grid collapsed midday. (Norlys Perez/Reuters)Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday at midday, ‌the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people on the Caribbean ​island without power. Grid operator UNE said ​it was investigating the cause of the nationwide blackout.Cuba has ​for months suffered from hours-long ⁠and, ⁠more recently, days-long ‌power outages linked in part to a decrepit grid and a U.S. imposed oil blockade that ⁠has cut off the island's fuel supply. The nationwide outage is more bad ‌news for Cubans already exhausted from rolling blackouts that make it impossible for many to work or sleep ​in the Caribbean summer heat.An electrician is seen at work in Havana on Monday, amid a nationwide power outage that left around 10 million people on the Caribbean ​island without power. (Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images)Cuba has ⁠frequently struggled to keep the ⁠lights on during a years-long economic crisis, ⁠but ⁠the ​Communist-run government has entered unprecedented territory under increased ​pressure from U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump. Nearly two-thirds of the country was already without power when the grid collapsed on Monday.Cars are seen driving in Havana, without the aid of traffic lights, amid Monday's power outage. (Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images)