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Miguel Díaz-Canel
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Cuba power grid collapses for third time in nine days as fuel crisis deepens
Cuba’s grid collapsed for the third time in nine days, leaving nearly 10 million without reliable power as fuel, hospitals and water supplies run low.
July 15, 2026
Cuba restores grid after nationwide blackout but fuel crisis keeps millions in the dark
Cuba’s third nationwide blackout of 2026 has exposed a deeper energy emergency, with fuel shortages, ageing power plants and United States sanctions pushing the island’s grid close to repeated collapse.
July 8, 2026
Cuba approves historic market reforms as private banks and foreign investment gain new opening
Cuba is opening banking, trade and property to private capital, but sanctions, blackouts and bureaucracy could decide whether the historic shift works.
June 21, 2026
Cuba energy crisis: What the partial grid collapse means for the island’s stability
Cuba’s grid is failing as fuel runs dry. Havana’s protests show how an electricity crisis is becoming a direct test of state capacity.
May 15, 2026