Cuba partially restores power after the seventh nationwide blackout of the year

Cuba partially restored power on Saturday after a new nationwide blackout, the seventh recorded since the beginning of the year. The incident initially affected the western part of the island, including Havana, and subsequently spread to other regions, amid the severe energy crisis facing the country.

The national electricity company UNE announced toward the end of the afternoon that the power grid had been reconnected in 14 of Cuba’s 15 provinces.

The blackout was caused by a fault in the transmission lines, associated with unstable weather conditions. However, restoring the connection to the national grid did not mean a complete return to normal, as energy production remains insufficient.

In Havana, only 48% of the population had access to electricity on Saturday evening, according to data published by UNE. The new outages are exacerbating Cuba’s economic and social difficulties, as the country also faces pressure from Washington.