Cuba plunges into third major blackout this year as power crisis worsens

An island-wide blackout plunged Cuba into darkness Monday as the country’s deepening energy crisis continues to strain its fragile power system. The outage affected roughly 10 million people before limited electricity service was restored in some areas. "A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System is occurring," Cuba’s state-run Electric Union said Monday morning. "The causes are being investigated." Cuba has faced increasingly frequent power outages in recent years as the countr