Cuba’s derelict and barely-functional power grid completely failed twice between Sunday and Monday, marking the fourth and fifth nationwide blackouts that have struck the island nation in less than a month. The already dramatic situation has drastically worsened since 2024, when the Cuban power grid, after years without due maintenance and renovation works, completely collapsed several times. On Sunday, August 2, the Cuban power grid completely collapsed late at night. The American embassy stressed the increasing instability of Cuba’s power grid, leading to more frequent and more prolonged blackouts. Although UNE had reportedly achieved partial success in restoring power in some parts of Cuba after Sunday’s blackout, the power grid completed collapsed again on Monday, the fifth nationwide blackout in a month.