The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up, posing a challenge to the Communist government.

Cuban authorities are warning that people who protest due to a massive blackout will be prosecuted to "the full extent of the law." Why it matters: President Miguel Díaz-Canel is trying to discourage mass protests like those seen in 2021,

Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.

Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout.

Electricity has been restored to half of Havana, the Cuban capital's power company reported Monday, four days after the start of a nationwide blackout that the authorities have struggled to address.The government has said that electricity is expected to be restored to most of the country by the end of Monday.

Havana was partially illuminated Monday night after the large-scale blackout generated protests and a stern government warning against any unrest.

Cuba's capital was partially illuminated on Tuesday after a large-scale blackout generated a handful of protests and a stern government warning that any unrest would be punished.

Seventy percent of Cuba's population has power again after a nationwide blackout triggered by the collapse of the island's largest power plant, and as the country recovers from Hurricane Oscar,

Cuba's power grid collapsed on Sunday evening for the fourth time in two days, plunging much of the island nation into darkness as Hurricane Oscar made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 1 storm.