Islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for second time this week as its grid crumbles

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July 11, 2026

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Islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for second time this week as its grid crumbles

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HAVANA (AP) — An islandwide blackout struck Cuba on Friday for the second time this week as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and fuel shortages stemming from a US energy blockade.

While total blackouts have become increasingly common in the Caribbean country, it’s unusual for back-to-back ones to hit just days apart.

Cuba’s Electric Union confirmed the outage on X.

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