Electricity

Oil stolen from transformers in Santiago de Cuba: Operative Guard intervenes

Up to 20 days without electricity? The "solution" for residents of Camagüey after a transformer burned out

Díaz-Canel calls for local solutions to problems that the government has been unable to resolve in Guanabacoa

Electrical failure leaves the city of Cárdenas without water

New transformer oil theft in Cárdenas exacerbates the municipality's electrical crisis

Transformer explodes in Calabazar, Boyeros: "No one has come to see anything."

Alamar has been enduring months of intermittent power outages, and residents are warning about damage to their appliances

Two new "solineras" in Villa Clara aim to alleviate the energy crisis

Why does Cuba classify the theft of transformer oil as "sabotage"?

Cuban women from Guanabacoa stand guard to prevent the transformer from being taken from their block

"Are they going to leave us in the dark forever?": more than 10 days without electricity in a neighborhood of Camagüey

Cuban women report that their electricity is being cut off in La Lisa so it can be sold to others

New "solineras" were inaugurated in Villa Clara, including the first fast and ultra-fast charging station for electric vehicles

The SEN will pay 90 CUP for each kWh of renewable energy that Cubans inject into the grid

The UNE forecasts one of Cuba's darkest nights, with an electricity deficit of 2,280 MW

Guantánamo builds more than 15 community stations for cooking and charging equipment amid the energy crisis

Holguín Electric Company claims Fidel Castro's "energy legacy" and faces a torrent of criticism: "They should be ashamed."

China returns to Cuba's energy rescue with another 5,000 photovoltaic systems

Díaz-Canel promises more "equity" in power outages with the help of artificial intelligence

Another critical day for Cuba: Blackouts could reach 2,340 MW

"My water bottle froze!": The joy of a Cuban woman that reflects the harsh reality of blackouts

"Going out into the street relaxes you... on the contrary": The disheartening portrait of a Cuban neighborhood

UNE suspends digital payment of electricity bills in Cuba until Thursday

The Electric Union updates on the progress of the reconnection of the National Electricity System after the seventh massive blackout of 2026

New total blackout of the National Electric System leaves Cuba without power

More than 12,000 euros have been raised in Spain to bring electricity to a children's hospital in Havana

Simultaneous firing on lines in Matanzas caused disconnection from the National Electric System

Cuba is facing blackouts of over 2,000 MW as the minister admits there is no short-term solution

Cuban denounces inequality during blackouts in Havana: "They sleep with power, and my children do not."

Cuba faces blackouts this Monday due to a deficit of 2,130 MW

A truck hits an electrical substation in Cienfuegos, leaving more than 9,000 customers without service

This is what one of the community charging centers looks like, which Guantánamo is using to tackle the prolonged blackouts

At the rate the blackouts are occurring, in August electricity will be "20 minutes per CDR": Lindoro Incapaz

Residents of La Cumbre in Versailles have been without electricity or water for over 104 hours

"They are destroying the underground system of Old Havana," Cubans report amidst frequent power outages

Cuban mothers denounce corruption in the electricity supply and manage to restore power in Vista Hermosa, Havana

The Party wants fewer complaints, but Guantánamo continues to receive over 150 daily claims regarding the electric service

Cuba is not free from massive blackouts on the eve of July 26

"This is a failed government": Cuban mother speaks out against the blackouts

Díaz-Canel discusses "progress" in the water supply and other "utopias" in Cuba

Truck crashes into electrical substation, leaving over 9,000 customers without service in Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos Thermoelectric Plant publishes a poem during the ongoing blackout crisis in Cuba: "They work where light is born."

Morales Ojeda acknowledges reports of corruption in the electricity sector: "Four or five tarnish the efforts of the majority."

Díaz-Canel demands in Havana to place "the most capable individuals" in charge of the Defense Zones

Cuban erupts against the regime over blackouts: "Take all the millions you've stolen from the people with you."

Cuba is once again facing a day with over 2,100 MW of blackouts

Everything was perfect until the SEN went down: Hotel in Varadero for 150 USD per night

"They are taking advantage of the misery of Cubans": Mother denounces the illegal sale of electricity throughout Cuba

Reparto Sandino will have the third "solinera" in Santa Clara with several free services

Endless blackouts and a grid at its breaking point: Holguín cannot replace the burned-out transformers

A young man is in serious condition in Santiago de Cuba following a reported attempt to steal dielectric oil from a transformer

Fair or exploitative? The rates of Holguín's first “solinera” spark controversy

Electric Union: "Appropriate measures will be taken" regarding linemen involved in the Calabazar incident

The Cuba of blackouts is creating a new social class, that of those who can escape the darkness

Guiteras lasts only 26 minutes in the SEN, and Cubans declare, "This record should be registered."

Without explanations and with police presence, the removal of transformers causes tension in Santiago de Cuba

"They connect it to whoever pays": Cuban mother denounces illegal electricity sales in Calabazar

Protest in Calabazar, Boyeros: residents catch linemen selling electricity and have them detained

Cuba faces an electricity deficit of nearly 2,300 MW this Friday

Ulises Aquino to the government: "If there was no energy security, why did they build so many hotels?"