Cuba’s power grid was on the verge of collapse, relying on plants nearly a half-century old and importing fuel that the strapped Communist government could barely afford. On Friday morning their dire predictions came true,

Many Cubans waited in anguish and some took to the streets in protest as widespread blackouts stretched into their third day

CubaDebate, one of the islands state-run media outlets, said Cuba`s grid operator, UNE, had reported at 6:15AM the "total disconnection of the national electro-energetic system." "The Electric Union is working on its reestablishment,

The Cuban government had just announced emergency measures to reduce electricity use — then the power went out across the entire nation.

Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity for two days

Millions of Cubans faced a third consecutive day without power as a hurricane loomed over the island nation Sunday. Sixteen percent of the country had power restored Saturday but attempts to restore it more widely failed overnight,

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,