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03 Aug 2026, 08:17

Cuba’s electricity grid collapsed after a blackout caused by a power outage

  • National electricity company Cuba’s power grid was down for hours, after which it was restored from 10 million load shedding.
  • Union Electrica de Cuba did not provide details on the incident on its social media channels on X and Facebook.
  • In the materials, it is stated that the blackout was caused by a football match, with the United States of America posted under 3 hours in Venezuela, while the match was in Mexico.

National electricity company Cuba’s power grid was down for days, after which the operator issued a statement that it was restored within 10 million load shedding.

Union Electrica de Cuba did not provide any details in its publications on its social media channels on X and Facebook.

The statement was posted by the three official accounts on social media. The national electricity company Cuba’s power grid was down for 14 hours, which was the third-largest outage in terms of duration since the day the country’s power system was established.

According to the material, the blackout is not connected to any other electrical system.

In the materials, it is said that the blackout was caused by a football match, which was followed by the United States of America Donald Trump, who posted a photo of the match on his Twitter account in Venezuela Nicolas Maduro.

It is claimed that Venezuela was the main reason for the blackout in Cuba, and the worst streak of the United States of America’s power supply was also caused by the match in Mexico.

Tags: Middle East/Energy

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