# Millions without power in Cuba as electrical grid collapses again

https://mins.news/en/item/65482

- France 24, 2026-09-19 13:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/millions-without-power-in-cuba-as-electrical-grid-collapses-again

> Cuba suffered its seventh major blackout of the year on Friday, leaving more than nine million people facing the effects. Frequent outages are linked to the poor condition of its aging thermoelectric plants, while the situation has deteriorated sharply since Washington imposed a de facto energy blockade in January.

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