Cuba’s Sixth Blackout Deepens Island’s Worst Crisis

2026-03-17 - 14:20

Key Points — Cuba’s entire national power grid collapsed Monday, the sixth island-wide blackout in 18 months and the first since the U.S. effectively cut off the country’s oil supply — President Díaz-Canel confirmed Friday that Cuba has received no oil shipments in three months, with Venezuelan supplies severed after the U.S. captured President Maduro