Cuba Experiences Nationwide Blackout Following Electrical Grid Collapse

Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Friday, March 14, 2025, causing a nationwide blackout. The Ministry of Energy and Mines reported the system failure occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. local time due to a breakdown at a substation, leading to a significant loss of power in western Cuba and the subsequent collapse of the national electricity system. This is the fourth national blackout in the last six months. Reports from Havana indicate that only hotels and private businesses with generators had power. The country's aging power infrastructure has been plagued by plant failures and fuel shortages, leading to frequent and prolonged power outages.