Cuba suffered another islandwide blackout Monday as its struggling power grid collapsed, leaving millions without electricity while officials worked to restore service.

The Trump administration’s military strike in January against Cuba’s former ally Venezuela cut off a crucial supply of oil to the island. It was soon followed by a US-ordered oil blockade on the island,

Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy assured that officials have begun to work on restoring power and that emergency “microsystems” have already been activated

An island-wide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. The blackout was reported by Cuba’s Electric Union, which said on X that the cause was under investigation.

The blackout comes as the state imposes increasingly draconian power cuts across the country in a desperate attempt to conserve fuel.

The lives of ordinary Cubans have ground to a halt under an economic and humanitarian crisis that has developed over years and been aggravated by US President Donald Trump's harsh restrictions, experts say.

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