Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeople walk along a street during a blackout in Havana on August 1 (AFP/Getty)Cuba's national electricity grid collapsed late Sunday, plunging the island of approximately 10 million people into darkness. The state-owned national electric utility, Unión Eléctrica de Cuba, announced the total disconnection of the electrical system on social media. This outage follows three previous nationwide blackouts that occurred in July, indicating a pattern of frequent power failures. The recurring blackouts are largely attributed to a US-imposed oil blockade that has severely crippled Cuba's already aging energy infrastructure. The oil blockade was imposed by Donald Trump after Washington deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, leading to Venezuela and Mexico halting fuel shipments to the island. In fullCuba plunged into darkness after national electricity grid collapses againMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump’s oil blockade looms over Cuba as another nationwide blackout hits
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeople walk along a street during a blackout in Havana on August 1 (AFP/Getty)Cuba's national electricity grid collapsed late Sunday, plunging the island of approximately 10 million people into darkness. The state-owned national electric utility, Unión Eléctrica de Cuba, announced the total disconnection of the electrical system on social media. This outage follows three previous nationwide blackouts that occurred in July, indicating a pattern of frequent power failures. The recurring blackouts are largely attributed to a US-imposed oil blockade that has severely crippled Cuba's already aging energy infrastructure. The oil blockade was imposed by Donald Trump after Washington deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, leading to Venezuela and Mexico halting fuel shipments to the island. In fullCuba plunged into darkness after national electricity grid collapses againMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
