Cuba Endures Third Power Grid Collapse in 9 Days

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Tuesday, 14 July 2026 01:20 PM EDT

Cuba's national power grid collapsed on Tuesday, state media reported, marking the third major blackout ‌on the ​island in nine days.

The outage left ⁠around 10 million people ​without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil ⁠blockade that has crippled the island's already obsolete generation ‌system.

President Donald ​Trump imposed an ‌oil blockade on the Caribbean ‌island after Washington deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on ⁠Jan. 3.

Venezuela ‌was Cuba's ⁠primary fuel benefactor, and ⁠subsequent U.S. ⁠pressure also led Mexico to ‌halt oil shipments to the island.

The chronic power failures fueled ‌rising ​social ‌tensions, sparking scattered pot-banging protests in Havana last ​week afterthe nationwide blackout.

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