President Diaz-Canel blamed the situation on Cuba's difficulties in acquiring fuel for its power plants, which he attributed to the tightening, during Donald Trump's presidency, of a six-decade-long U.S. trade embargo.

Information Nigeria reports that today’s occurence will be the third grid collapse in less than one month. The cause of the collapse is yet to be disclosed, but experts speculate it may be related to technical issues, infrastructure challenges or high demand.

After electricity was partially restored in Cuba following an island-wide blackout, the electrical grid collapsed a second time, causing widespread alarm. Journalist Ed Augustin told NBC News that while power is gradually being restored in some areas,