Cuban officials say the electric grid has collapsed, leaving around 10 million people on the island without power. An investigation is now underway to discover the cause of the blackout.
The electrical workers’ union said the entire power grid went offline and that officials were investigating the cause. Cuba’s energy ministry confirmed the blackout and said crews were working to restore service.
“A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System is occurring. The causes are being investigated,” the electrical workers’ union wrote on X.
🔴 #AHORA || Ocurre una desconexión total del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional. Se investigan las causas.
Se continuará informando al respecto. pic.twitter.com/F7ksTBTakO
— Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (@OSDE_UNE) July 6, 2026
Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, former Cuban president Castro’s grandson, told USA Today he would be willing to speak directly with President Trump.
“I’ve never been interested in politics. It’s never been a calling of mine,” Rodríguez Castro told the outlet over the course of several days in June in Havana. “But if at some point the revolution needs me to step up, I will do it.”
He said that he would never abandon the principles of Cuba’s 1959 revolution or the nation’s sovereignty. That’s unfortunate.
President Trump says it’s too late for talks.
A rare glimpse inside Cuba's next generation of power.
USA TODAY traveled to Havana to meet face-to-face with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro for his first interview with a U.S. news outlet.
Watch how the interview came together and read the exclusive: https://t.co/pJWaQjZI7r pic.twitter.com/mmJhGvsWzb
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 6, 2026
