Millions of Cuba without electricity after the failure of the substation star-news.press/wp

Havana – Millions of people in Cuba He remained without power on Saturday after the failure of the nation’s electrical network left the island in the dark of the previous night.

Massive blackout the fourth is in the last six months as strong Economic crisis He buys the land of the Caribbean Commission. The Ministry of Energy and Rudnik, in the Social Media Statement, attributed the latest termination of failure to substation in the suburbs of Havan, Capital.

The Internet and the telephone service were occasional around Saturday evening after the power went out about 20 hours local time on Friday.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in his x account that the authorities “work intensively to restore stability” to the electricity system.

Lázaro Guerra, the director of electricity in the Ministry, said in national television that the power is already generated to support vital services such as hospitals.

The statement from the Cuban Electronics announced on Saturday said that the strategy created a “microsystem” that would be connected to each other to gradually return electricity throughout the country. Several of them have already worked in the provinces of Guantánamo, Santiago, Las Tunas and Pinar del Río.

In Sancti Spíritus, the provincial energy company reported its telegram channel that more than 200,000 customers in this area had electricity thanks to these microsystems.

Many Cuban families use electrical equipment to prepare their meals. Unsuccess can cause food to be detected in refrigerators and possibly booty due to the tropical climate of the island.

“When I was about to cook and make some spaghetti, the power came out.” And now what? “Cecilia Duquense, 79-year-old housewife who lives in the neighborhood of the Workers’ Class of Central Havana on Saturday.

In Havani, people shopped food on Saturday. Businesses were open, although some worked using batteries or small domestic generators.

“We are very worried that food will go badly” in the refrigerator if I darken for much longer, Frank García, 26-year-old worker in Havana.

The gas stations were also open, but a tunnel running under the bay Havana and connects the city to the periphery was dark.

Cuba suffered similar blackout in October, November and December. The last ones were the first of 2025. years, but in mid-February suspended classes and work activities for two days due to lack of electricity production that exceeded 50% in the country.

Experts said electricity disorders were the result of the lack of fuel in power plants and the aging of infrastructure. Most plants are in operation for more than 30 years.

Neighbors come as Cubans are experiencing the difficult economic crisis that the analysts blame the effects of Pandemic Covid-19, the program of domestic measures initiated by inflation and, primarily tightening sanctions by the United States.