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Cuba Blackout Hits 10 Million; Micro-Grids Aid Hospitals

7/7/2026

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Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on July 6, leaving roughly 10 million people without power.
The outage triggered the activation of emergency micro-grids that now power hospitals, water plants and other critical infrastructure.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel blamed U.S. sanctions for the blackout and praised electrical workers as heroic.
By Tuesday, power had been restored to more than 30 percent of Havana, including 43 medical centers and nine water distribution sites.

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Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on July 6, leaving roughly 10 million people without power.
The outage triggered the activation of emergency micro-grids that now power hospitals, water plants and other critical infrastructure.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel blamed U.S. sanctions for the blackout and praised electrical workers as heroic.
By Tuesday, power had been restored to more than 30 percent of Havana, including 43 medical centers and nine water distribution sites.