{"id":2580440,"date":"2026-03-16T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-officials-report-blackout-amid-energy-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:59:49","slug":"cuban-officials-report-blackout-amid-energy-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-officials-report-blackout-amid-energy-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban officials report blackout amid energy crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcuban-officials-report-blackout-amid-energy-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cuban officials announced an islandwide blackout amid the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-all-the-green-new-deal-handouts-democrats-wedged-into-their-3-5-trillion-budget\/\" title=\"Here Are All The Green New Deal Handouts Democrats Wedged Into Their .5 Trillion Budget\">ongoing energy crisis<\/a>, describing a total disconnection of the National Electric Power System and saying restoration efforts are underway. The outage is tied too <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-urges-citizens-to-leave-haiti-while-failing-to-free-16-american-hostages\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Urges Citizens to Leave Haiti While Failing to Free 16 American Hostages\">severe fuel shortages<\/a> and comes as U.S. policy, including a blockade and tariffs on oil shipments to Cuba, exacerbates the crisis. President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel said that for three months no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-led-coalition-to-halt-military-operations-in-yemen-to-help-negotiations-spa\/\" title=\"Saudi-led coalition to halt military operations in Yemen to help negotiations -SPA\">fuel ships<\/a> had arrived, and that Cubans are living under very adverse conditions. The blackout follows a previous outage in western Cuba, underscoring persistent power shortages across the island. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-says-trump-admin-must-make-its-case-after-iran-briefing\/\" title=\"Schumer says Trump admin must &#039;make its case&#039; after Iran briefing\">report situates<\/a> the crisis within <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broader geopolitical tensions<\/a> and U.S.-Cuba policy developments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cuban officials report islandwide blackout amid US oil blockade<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2534201\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Officials in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuba\/\">Cuba<\/a> announced an islandwide blackout on Monday amid the country&rsquo;s energy crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System has occurred,&rdquo; Cuban <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/osde_une\/status\/2033603634206835146?s=46\">officials wrote on X<\/a>, saying restoration efforts were underway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492744\/cuba-opens-private-sector-investment-nationals-in-us\/\">Cuba opens private-sector investment to nationals in US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492633\/donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-china-visit-xi-jinping\/\">Strait of Hormuz dispute won&#8217;t delay Trump&#8217;s visit to China, Bessent says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492645\/us-allies-tepid-after-trump-request-help-open-strait-of-hormuz\/\">US allies tepid after Trump request to help open Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The blackout comes as the Trump administration turned its Latin American focus to Cuba following the capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> imposed a U.S. blockade and sweeping tariffs against foreign governments supplying Cuba with oil, resulting in an energy crisis for the island country. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492744\/cuba-opens-private-sector-investment-nationals-in-us\/\"><strong>CUBA OPENS PRIVATE-SECTOR INVESTMENT TO NATIONALS IN US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For three months, no fuel ships have arrived,&rdquo; Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Friday. &ldquo;We are working under very adverse conditions that are having an impact on the lives of all our people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than a week ago, another blackout left millions without power in the western part of the island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba hit by islandwide blackout amid US oil blockade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2580441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064758563269.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16183,13954,75915,73798,75916],"class_list":["post-2580440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-blackout","tag-cuba","tag-cuban-officials","tag-energy-crisis-2","tag-power-outage-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064758563269.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580440"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580444,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580440\/revisions\/2580444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}