Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout.

Cuba says some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country's major power plants failed and left millions without electricity.View on euronews

Cuba’s electrical grid shut down on Friday, putting the country into a blackout after the failure of one of the island’s major power plants, according to its energy ministry.

Cuba’s electrical grid went offline after one of the island’s major power plant failed, the energy ministry said.

The entire island of Cuba suffered an electrical blackout that began late Friday morning and went into the night due to the failure of one of the few energy plants that were still working, amid what the government a few hours before called an “energy emergency.”

Many of Cuba’s power plants are outdated and inefficient; some have been in operation for over 50 years without proper maintenance. After the country’s grid collapsed when hurricane Ian hit in 2022, experts warned the government needed to urgently invest in modernizing the system.

Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout

A massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government Friday to implement emergency measures to slash demand, including suspending classes, shutting down some state-owned workplaces and canceling non-essential services.

A growing energy crisis reached a crescendo Friday, as the country’s main power plant suddenly shut down, cutting off electricity to millions of Cubans.