Residents of the "El Cano" neighborhood in the Havana municipality of La Lisa took to the streets this Wednesday to protest after several days without electricity, amidst the deterioration of the energy system affecting the entire country.
In a video shared by journalist Mario J. Pentón on Facebook, residents can be heard protesting at night, some lighting small fires in the public way as a way to express their frustration over the lack of electricity, while others are banging on their pots.
After the demonstration, service was temporarily restored in the area. "I just confirmed via video call that they restored the power a few minutes after the demonstration... so, to those who understand, you already know," he wrote in the comments section.
The regime acknowledges the severity of the energy crisis
The protest takes place against a backdrop of increasing social tension and discontent among the Cuban population, following prolonged blackouts that have been occurring daily for over five years, but which have intensified in Havana since December 2025.
The authorities themselves acknowledged that the energy crisis does not have an immediate solution. Officials in the electricity sector admitted that the generation system is "at its limit" and the lack of fuel prevents the maintenance of stable electricity supply.
Cuban ports are not receiving sufficient volumes of diesel or fuel oil, essential fuels to power thermoelectric plants and sustain industrial production.
Meanwhile, power outages spread across the island, affecting millions of homes, hospitals, schools, and essential services. In neighborhoods of Havana, such as La Lisa, Arroyo Naranjo, or Marianao, the outages can last more than 10 hours a day.
Citizen frustration is growing due to the lack of concrete answers from the regime and uncertainty about when electricity services will stabilize, one of the major issues currently affecting the Cuban population.
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