The Electric Union (UNE) announced this Wednesday at 7:00 AM the of Cuba with a brief message on its official Facebook page.
"Cuba at 07:00 hours, the National Electric System has been restored," the text says.
The announcement comes after the fifth total blackout of 2026, which occurred on Tuesday at 11:05 AM when the shutdown of Unit 1 at the Felton thermoelectric plant in Holguín caused a sharp frequency fluctuation that disconnected the entire electrical grid of the country.
This collapse was the tenth in approximately 24 months. So far in 2026, there have been five total system failures and daily blackouts averaging between twenty and 24 hours, with some areas experiencing over 72 consecutive hours without electricity.
The reaction of Cubans in the comments on the post was predominantly skeptical and ironic, as dozens of people reported that no electricity had arrived in their neighborhoods following the official announcement.
From Centro Habana, a user remarked: "It must be among the thermoelectric plants because we've already been affected by the SEN outage for 40 hours."
Another comment summed up the collective frustration with a phrase that became representative: "The curtain goes up, the curtain goes down."
From Alamar, a resident of Zone 7 reported being without electricity since 4:00 am on Tuesday and questioned, "Do we not have the right to live without the worry of lacking water, of spoiled food?"
In the East of Cuba, the situation was no better: "In Santiago, the power lasted 15 minutes," reported another user.
Incredulity spread to nearly all provinces. From Granma to neighborhoods in Havana such as Santos Suárez, El Cotorro, La Lisa, and the city of Santa Clara, as well as other parts of the country, the comments echoed the same question: "What circuits does this restoration cover, because I haven't heard anything about it?"
Some users turned to humor to cope with the situation: "These without feelings are a meme," wrote one; another joked, "The SEN and the leaks are the same: 24 to 72, they look like custodians now."
The distrust of official announcements was reflected in phrases like "Let's see how long it lasts" or "It doesn't matter, they only provide electricity every 30 hours."
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