Trump leaves Cuba in complete darkness following weeks of American energy blockade on the Island
Cuba has been hit by a nationwide power outage after its entire electrical grid collapsed on Monday, leaving millions of people without electricity. The country’s Ministry of Energy and Mines confirmed that the system suffered a total failure, cutting power to every province, including the capital Havana.
El Capitolio building in Havana in complete darkness as Cuba's power grid collapses
Officials said they were still investigating the cause of the collapse but noted that no faults had been detected in the generating units that were operating at the time. The outage comes during a period of severe strain on Cuba’s energy network, which has been struggling with fuel shortages, ageing power plants, and repeated breakdowns.
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The blackout disrupted daily life across the island. Homes and businesses were left in darkness, water pumping systems stopped, and mobile networks and internet services became unstable. Hospitals and essential services switched to backup generators as crews worked to restore electricity.
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Cuba has faced months of rolling blackouts as the government warns of dwindling fuel supplies and limited access to imported oil following an energy bloakade on the island by U.S> president Donal Trump after invading Venezuela in January. Officials have said the island has gone more than three months without receiving new fuel shipments, forcing the grid to rely heavily on older thermoelectric plants that frequently fail.
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Power has begun returning in some areas as engineers restart parts of the system, but there is still no clear timeline for full restoration. This is the third major outage in recent months, highlighting the deepening crisis facing Cuba’s energy infrastructure.
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