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man carries paint buckets with water ahead of an announcement by Cuba's grid operator UNE that it had reconnected most of the country to the national grid, though millions remained without power as the country struggles to generate even one-third of current demand amid an ongoing U.S. fuel blockade, in Havana, Cuba, July 7, 2026. R man carries paint buckets with water ahead of an announcement by Cuba's grid operator UNE that it had reconnected most of the country to the national grid, though millions remained without power as the country struggles to generate even one-third of current demand amid an ongoing U.S. fuel blockade, in Havana, Cuba, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cubans protest after third nationwide power cut this year

While Cuban officials said that power had been mostly restored, those still left in the dark vented their anger.