Cuba was left without electricity late Sunday after the country's national power grid collapsed, causing a nationwide blackout that affected nearly 10 million people.
The state-owned electricity operator confirmed the outage but did not immediately provide details about the cause or when power would be fully restored.
The blackout comes just weeks after Cuba experienced three other nationwide power failures in July, highlighting the country's worsening energy crisis. Officials say the island is facing severe fuel shortages, made worse by an ageing electricity infrastructure and reduced oil imports.
The situation has been aggravated by tighter U.S. sanctions and the loss of major fuel supplies from Venezuela and Mexico, placing additional pressure on Cuba's already fragile power system.
As temperatures remained high overnight, many residents in Havana slept outdoors to escape the heat inside their homes.
In response to the ongoing crisis, the Cuban government has begun opening parts of its energy sector to private and foreign investment. Authorities recently approved the country's first foreign-backed fuel import venture and allowed nearly 200 local businesses to participate in wholesale fuel distribution in an effort to improve fuel supplies.
The government has not yet announced when electricity will be fully restored across the country.
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