Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity
A man charges his fan's battery at his doorway using a small solar panel set up on the street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s power grid collapsed once again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity for at least the sixth time since U.S. President Donald Trump cut off fuel to the island in January.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines announced the islandwide power outage on its official X account and added that officials had begun “activating service-restoration protocols.”
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