Cuba‘s electric grid collapsed late Friday leading to a nationwide power outage and leaving millions in the dark. At around 8:15 p.m., an outage at the Diezmero substation in Havana caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and,

Millions of people in Cuba remained without power Saturday after a failure of the nation's electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night. The massive blackout is the fourth in the last six months as a severe economic crisis plagues the Caribbean country.

Officials from the energy and mines ministry eventually released a statement in which they said an electrical substation in the capital failed at around 8:15 pm (local time), leading to a failure of n

Cuba’s power grid collapsed Friday night, triggering a nationwide power outage and plunging its more than 10 million people into darkness.

Most Cubans were still without power yesterday, a day after the latest widespread electric outage to hit the cash-strapped Caribbean country.It was the first widespread blackout

Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed late on Friday, leading to widespread blackouts in Havana and across the country and leaving millions of people in the dark.

Cuba has struggled with blackouts in recent months, including a nationwide one in December. Friday’s power failure was the fourth widespread one in five months. Government officials blame U.S. economic sanctions for the ongoing crisis, while others point to aging infrastructure, fuel shortages and the island’s susceptibility to hurricanes.

Cuba plunged into darkness as a massive power outage left over 10 million without electricity. The outage, due to a failure at the Diezmero substation, highlights Cuba's aging infrastructure and energy challenges.

Millions of people in Cuba remained without power Saturday after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night.