A country-wide power outage in Cuba left millions without electricity after one of the island nation’s key power plants failed Friday morning, as authorities have yet to give an estimation on when the blackout will be resolved.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/6712c1f9c81c7df0b956f414/CUBA-ENERGY-ECONOMY-BLACKOUT-DAILY-LIFE/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2305&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1537" alt="CUBA-ENERGY-ECONOMY-BLACKOUT-DAILY LIFE" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text">The outage occurred around 11 a.m. (Photo by ANTONIO LEVI/AFP via Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>The failure of Cuba’s CTE Antonio Guiteras plant occurred at 11 a.m. EDT, causing the country’s National Electricity System to be “completely disconnected,” the Ministry of Energy and Mines said in a <a href="https://x.com/EnergiaMinasCub/status/1847315612738978114" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://x.com/EnergiaMinasCub/status/1847315612738978114" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://x.com/EnergiaMinasCub/status/1847315612738978114" aria-label="tweet">tweet</a>.</p>  </div>


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The country attempted to conserve energy earlier Friday by shuttering schools and state-operated facilities.{ai:summary}<p>A nationwide power outage in Cuba left millions without electricity following the failure of the CTE Antonio Guiteras power plant on Friday morning. Authorities have not provided an estimated time for resolution.</p><p>The National Electricity System was reported to be "completely disconnected" as of 11 a.m. EDT. #society</p>

Cuba Hit By Mass Blackout After Country’s National Electricity Grid Is ‘Completely Disconnected’

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