HAVANA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Cuba was hit by another nationwide blackout on Friday, as the country's power system completely collapsed at 4:30 p.m. local time, according to the National Electric Union.

People walk down a dark street amid a nationwide blackout, in Havana, the capital of Cuba, in the small hours of July 7, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

The latest outage was announced in a post on X, and it follows the total outage in Cuba's national power system that occurred Monday. The union said Wednesday that all provinces had been reconnected to the national grid early that day and that electricity supply had been restored nationwide.

Due to U.S. sanctions, Cuba has long struggled to import fuel and equipment needed to repair its severely degraded power plants, leaving the country's electricity supply strained.

Since October 2024, Cuba has experienced several nationwide blackouts due to power facility failures, hurricanes and other factors.