Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year
Millions were left without electricity after the entire grid disconnected on Friday.
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Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year
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What this story says
- Cuba's entire electricity grid disconnected on Friday, causing a nationwide power outage.
- Millions of people were left without electricity.
- This marks the seventh such outage for the country this year.
- The energy ministry cited fuel shortages and US restrictions as reasons for the strain on the grid.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
41/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Cuba experienced its seventh nationwide power outage of the year on Friday. The country's entire electricity grid suffered a total disconnection, leaving millions of people without power. By late evening, power was being restored to some priority areas, according to Cuba's energy ministry. The ministry stated that fuel shortages and US restrictions are straining the nation's electricity grid.
Disagreement on restoration timeline
While Cuba's energy ministry stated that power was being restored to some priority areas by late evening on Friday, UPI reported that power was slowly being restored on Saturday.
What was left out
None of the left-rated or centre-rated digests mentioned the specific detail that just five percent of residents in Havana had power on Friday evening, as reported by Taipei Times. No right-rated outlet ran this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 19 Sept 2026, 23:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports highlighted the frequency of the outages, with Taipei Times noting it was the seventh massive blackout of the year. The Independent and The Independent (US) included a quote describing the country's state as 'sad' with 'no words for what we're going through'. Taipei Times also mentioned that fuel shortages were wearing on the 'US-blockaded island'. The Independent (US) and The Independent both stated that the country was plunged into 'complete darkness'.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports from Yle and France24 noted that this was the seventh nationwide power outage this year. France24 also stated that the situation had worsened significantly since January, when Washington imposed a 'de facto energy blockade on the island'. UPI reported that Cuba suffered a 'total blackout' as its power grid collapsed again, its seventh of the year, with power slowly being restored on Saturday.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 50% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year biased?
- Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Cuba suffers seventh nationwide power outage of the year?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What happened in Cuba on Friday?
- Cuba experienced a nationwide power outage on Friday when its entire electricity grid disconnected. This was the seventh such event this year, leaving millions without power. Restoration efforts began by late evening.
- Why did the power go out in Cuba?
- Cuba's energy ministry stated that fuel shortages and US restrictions are straining the country's electricity grid. This contributed to the total disconnection of the grid and the subsequent nationwide outage.
- When was power restored?
- Cuba's energy ministry indicated that power was being restored to some priority areas by late evening on Friday. However, UPI reported that power was slowly being restored on Saturday.
Read it at the source
10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3- Cuba once again plunges into complete darkness as blackout hits island (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
The Independent (US) — is The Independent (US) biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Cuba once again plunges into complete darkness as blackout hits island (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Independent — is The Independent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Cuba hit with seventh major blackout (opens Taipei Times in a new tab)
Taipei Times — is Taipei Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
3Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
4- Cuba Plunges Back Into the Dark, Seventh General Breakdown Since January (opens Le Singulier in a new tab)
Le Singulier — is Le Singulier biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Millions without power as Cuba hit by latest major blackout (opens KahawaTungu in a new tab)
KahawaTungu — is KahawaTungu biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Cuba Lives the Seventh Mega-Payment of the Year - Lights of the Century (opens Luces del Siglo in a new tab)
Luces del Siglo — is Luces del Siglo biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Cuba Hit by 7th Major Blackout as US Blockade Strains Energy Supply (opens islamtimes.com in a new tab)
islamtimes.com — is islamtimes.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
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