Cuba on Friday saw its second nationwide blackout in five days.
The island nation's electricity grid has crumbled amid a six-month US fuel blockade and already dilapidated energy infrastructure.
This is Cuba's ninth nationwide power outage since 2024, and the fourth in 2026.
State electricity company UNE said in a post on X that there had been a "total collapse of the national electric system" at 4:30 p.m. local time (2030 UTC).
"Protocols are being activated to begin the recovery process," Cuba's Energy Ministry said on social media.
