Cuba Suffers ‘Total Blackout’ Amid US Blockade As Communist Government Faces Collapse

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Cuba Suffers ‘Total Blackout’ Amid US Blockade As Communist Government Faces Collapse

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By Trinity Hallinan
March 17, 2026



Cuba plunged into a nationwide blackout Monday as the island’s collapsing power grid and grinding economic crisis pushed the communist government closer to the edge.

Officials said the lights went out across the country of roughly 11 million after what the Ministry of Energy and Mines described on X as a “complete disconnection” of the electrical system. The ministry said it was investigating and stressed there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid fell apart.

State media late Monday aired comments from Lázaro Guerra, the ministry’s electricity director, who said crews were trying to restart several thermoelectric plants, a key step to restoring service.

“It must be done gradually to avoid setbacks,” he said. “Because systems, when very weak, are more susceptible to failure.”

The outage marked the third major islandwide blackout in four months, a brutal reminder of what happens when decades of communist central planning collide with aging infrastructure and empty coffers.

As night fell in Havana, some families turned to candles and whatever air they could find. In one dark home, a mother tried to make the best of it for her kids.

“We have to prepare a mattress for the girls here so that they can sleep here because we have no choice,” said Yuneici Cecilia Riviaux. “I don’t have a rechargeable fan or a generator.”

For many Cubans, the outages have become more than an inconvenience. They are a breaking point. Tomás David Velázquez Felipe, a 61-year-old Havana resident, said the constant blackouts are a signal to leave if you can.

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[Cyber Liberty]

This cannot go on forever!  There will be food riots and other bad things...Cubans are already nostalgic for the days they could flick a switch and lights came on.

[Hoodat]

𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg

These leftist millionaires literally treat Cuba like a zoo. Incredible.



4:56 PM · Mar 22, 2026  ·  3,607 Views

https://x.com/NiohBerg/status/2035838100178346077

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Cuba Suffers ‘Total Blackout’ Amid US Blockade As Communist Government Faces Collapse

Trending Politics News
By Trinity Hallinan
March 17, 2026



Cuba plunged into a nationwide blackout Monday as the island’s collapsing power grid and grinding economic crisis pushed the communist government closer to the edge.

Officials said the lights went out across the country of roughly 11 million after what the Ministry of Energy and Mines described on X as a “complete disconnection” of the electrical system. The ministry said it was investigating and stressed there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid fell apart.

State media late Monday aired comments from Lázaro Guerra, the ministry’s electricity director, who said crews were trying to restart several thermoelectric plants, a key step to restoring service.

“It must be done gradually to avoid setbacks,” he said. “Because systems, when very weak, are more susceptible to failure.”

The outage marked the third major islandwide blackout in four months, a brutal reminder of what happens when decades of communist central planning collide with aging infrastructure and empty coffers.

As night fell in Havana, some families turned to candles and whatever air they could find. In one dark home, a mother tried to make the best of it for her kids.

“We have to prepare a mattress for the girls here so that they can sleep here because we have no choice,” said Yuneici Cecilia Riviaux. “I don’t have a rechargeable fan or a generator.”

For many Cubans, the outages have become more than an inconvenience. They are a breaking point. Tomás David Velázquez Felipe, a 61-year-old Havana resident, said the constant blackouts are a signal to leave if you can.

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https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/new-cuba-suffers-total-blackout-amid-us-blockade-as-communist-government-faces-collapse-trin/

"Leave if you can".  Where are they going to go??  Hop on the next plan to Miami and stay in a hotel??

[Cyber Liberty]

𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg

These leftist millionaires literally treat Cuba like a zoo. Incredible.



4:56 PM · Mar 22, 2026  ·  3,607 Views

https://x.com/NiohBerg/status/2035838100178346077

I secretly hope the Cubans in that picture yank the gringos outta that bus and beat the snot out of them....