In the wake of sometimes dayslong blackouts in Cuba — fueled by the oil blockade imposed by the Trump administration in January — Cubans are planning their lives around the lights turning back on. A child walks with a bottle of oil past a solar panel set up on the street to charge batteries during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. Now there is no longer any predictability: an outage can last 12 hours, 30 hours or longer. The family bought a small household power generator, which they're only able to run a few hours a day. A street vendor stands by his stall selling roast pork sandwiches during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.