Cuba Restores Power After Blackout Amid Energy, Blockade Issues

Cuba experienced a nationwide blackout Monday, impacting over 10 million people and marking the third major outage in four months. The island’s energy crisis is fueled by oil shortages and a strained power grid. The national power grid was restored after the overnight darkness, but residents continue to endure frequent and lengthy electricity outages. These disruptions are contributing to a worsening economic situation, and fueling unrest across the country. President Miguel Díaz-Canel recently stated Cuba has been without oil shipments for over three months, relying on alternative energy sources. Cuba attributes the crisis to a U.S. energy blockade, while previous warnings of tariffs on oil shipments to the island were issued earlier this year.