Massive power outage hits Cuba's western region after transmission line fails
A National Police officer directs traffic due to a power outage in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
HAVANA (AP) — A blackout hit Havana and the rest of the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid.
Lázaro Guerra, general director of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, said the massive outage was caused by a failure on a transmission line that connects two major plants. He said power would be restored gradually.
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