A significant power outage affected several provinces in eastern Cuba early on Thursday, impacting areas from Ciego de Avila to Guantanamo.

• The outage followed a loss of power in Granma province on Wednesday night due to a sudden drop in frequency on a major transmission line.
• The state-run National Electric Union (UNE) is working to restore power, but has not provided a timeline for full service restoration.
• Cuba's Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, and President Miguel Diaz-Canel attributed the ongoing energy crisis to an "energy embargo" and depleted oil supplies.