‘Absolutely no fuel’: Cuba hit by blackouts, protests amid power outages
protest against frequent power cuts as the capital Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-14T050943Z_239504732_RC2R8LARKE0B_RTRMADP_3_CUBA-CRISIS-FUEL-1778772788.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Residents on the Island are enduring large outages [Reuters]
## Cuba’s fragile power grid buckles under fuel shortages