Cuba said it was making headway restoring power on Sunday after multiple false starts, though millions of people remain without electricity more than two days after the grid's initial collapse. The clock was ticking as Hurricane Oscar bore down on the Caribbean island on Sunday,

Millions of Cubans remain without electricity because of a prolonged outage at the main power plants on the island.

Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored days after a blackout. Some neighborhoods had electricity restored in Cuba’s

Cuba's efforts to restore power to the island were derailed for a third time late on Saturday, Cuban authorities said shortly before midnight, leaving millions in the dark and raising fresh questions over the viability of the government's bid to reestablish electrical service.

Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country had 500 megawatts in its electrical grid early Saturday, compared to the three gigawatts that are normally generated.

Many Cubans waited in anguish Sunday as electricity on much of the island had yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout. Their concerns were also raised as Hurricane Oscar made landfall in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading toward their country.

Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity for two days