### [2026-07-10](/feed/2026/07/10/index.md)

##### 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts
# Cuba suffers its second nationwide blackout in five days, with state utility UNE reporting a total grid collapse amid fuel shortages, aging power plants and continuing electricity rationing. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Jamaica Observer](https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/07/10/cuba-suffers-second-nationwide-blackout-five-days-power-company/)

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