Cuba's electrical grid collapses in nationwide blackout

FILE PHOTO: People walk on a street during a national electrical grid collapse, in Havana, Cuba, March 15, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/ File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist Cuba's national power grid collapsed for the fourth time in less than a year on Wednesday morning causing a nationwide blackout, authorities said.

"There has been a total disconnection of the Electric System," the Energy Ministry and National Electric Union said.