The electricity situation in Cuba worsens: New blackouts in Havana

The government has always tried to minimize the impact on Havana residents. While residents in other provinces suffer up to 20 hours of blackouts, residents of the capital have a special system of rotating power blocks. The creation of a new block demonstrates the deteriorating power generation situation on the island.

Faced with the growing deterioration of the national electricity system, the Havana Electric Company announced this Tuesday the creation of a new blackout block, identified as number 5, as part of a reconfiguration of its programming due to a generation deficit. The measure responds to the need to reorganize outages in the face of a crisis that is already affecting the entire capital.

The new block includes specific areas of Boyeros, Arroyo Naranjo, La Lisa, Centro Habana, and Habana del Este, although it also covers areas of other municipalities such as Playa, Cerro, and Marianao, according to the company's official publication. The outage schedule for this Tuesday was adjusted to include this block, which will be affected from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Areas included in block 5

Below is the breakdown of the affected areas by municipality:

Guanabacoa

• Hardware Plant

• Ricabal, La Lima, Santa Fe, La Caridad, Bacuranao, Berroa Industrial Zone

• Alecrín, Peñalver, Monumental Highway

• Barriers

• The Mines, Gallega, Arango

orange stream

• Corojos Road, Las Guásimas Highway to the Battery Factory

• Distributions La Castellana, Las Guásimas, La Coronilla

• Frank País, Managua, Calderón, La Lechuga

• Managua, Molinet, Marrero and El Volcán

Boyeros

• Juan Manuel Márquez, The Boy

• abel santa maria

• Mazorra, Panamericana

• Wajay, Inav

• Part of Tarará and Mégano (from 4th Street to Mégano and from Cobre to 27th)

• Tarará (from Cobre to Taramar and from 2 to 8)

• Santa Maria del Mar

• Expansion of Marbella, Bellomonte and Sibamar (from 4th to 5th C and from 462 to 506)

Casas Particulares Centro Habana

• Streets from Infanta to Hospital and from Carlos III to the Malecón

Beach.

• 49th Avenue (Kohly Subdivision), quadrant between 43rd and 41st Avenues from 28th to 31st Avenues

• From 31st Ave. to 5th Ave., from 14th to 22nd Street, 10th Street and 31st Ave. and 5th Ave.

Marianao / Beach

• Surroundings of La Polar, part of Nuevo Vedado from Jardines de Tropical to Ave. 51

• From Ave. 51 to Ulloa, including Río Almendares, Marianao, Pogolotti, Puente Nuevo, Husillo

Hill / October 10

• Hill (Camagüey and Vento streets)

• October 10 (Santo Suárez)

La Lisa

• Valle Grande, Cruz de Piedra, Palermo

Rotating blackouts in the capital

The Electric Company also detailed the rotating schedules that will be in effect this Tuesday:

• 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Block 5

• 11:00 am – 3:00 pm: Block 1

• 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Block 2

• 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Block 3

• 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Block 4

Cuba at its energy limit

According to official data, the electrical system's availability at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday was just 1,480 MW, compared to a demand exceeding 2,600 MW. This generated an immediate deficit of 1,147 MW. During the evening peak hours, a disruption of up to 1,668 MW is expected.

The aging infrastructure, lacking ongoing maintenance, continues to fail, with no real solution in sight. Despite calls for efficiency and promises of renewable energy, the population continues to face prolonged blackouts, gas shortages, and collateral damage such as bakery shutdowns, school interruptions, and nights without ventilation.

One user expressed their frustration on social media: "I'm from La Víbora, we're without gas and electricity. We're affected by Block 2 and also Block 3. How can you tell a child or a sick person that there's no lunch because of this?"