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Cuba national power grid collapses
- 11 hours ago (2026-03-17)
- David Flin
Cuba’s Unión Eléctrica (UNE) has announced that the nation’s power grid suffered a total grid on 16 March, with the whole island being subjected to a blackout. UNE, the state power utility, said that efforts are underway to restore power.
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UNE said that the national energy system had already been under strain as a result of a generation deficit. On 16 March, Cuba only had 1.14 GW capacity available to meet a demand of 2.35 GW. The capacity deficit of over 1.2 GW triggered a widespread blackout.
An emergency plan to restore power has started. This began with the startup of the 80 MW Unit 4 at the Cienfuegos plant. UNE said that restoration of power will be a gradual process as workers struggle to bring generation facilities back online amid fuel shortages and aging infrastructure.