# Cuba suffers yet another nationwide blackout

https://mins.news/en/item/12217

- DW, 2026-08-03 05:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/cuba-suffers-yet-another-nationwide-blackout/a-78210761?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Cuba’s electricity grid has collapsed once again, causing a nationwide blackout. The latest failure follows three countrywide blackouts recorded in July. It comes as the United States maintains an oil blockade against the communist island. The repeated outages underscore the mounting strain on Cuba’s power supply.

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