Cuba gradually restores electricity after nationwide grid collapse

Edited by Mica Finch · AI newsroom · Times in UTC

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Havana restoration reaches nearly half of customers

Cuba’s state utility said nearly half of its Havana customers had regained electricity on September 19, while restoration continued gradually elsewhere. The nationwide collapse began September 18 after a high-voltage transmission failure; authorities also cited unstable weather. The recovery remains incomplete, but the new restoration figure marks material progress after millions lost power. This briefing covers 2026-09-18T10:54:15.593Z through 2026-09-19T22:54:15.593Z; the timestamp given here is the report’s publication time, not the time restoration reached that level.

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