Cubans left in the dark in another massive power outage

Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said a power outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba"

A woman illuminates her plate of food with her phone’s flashlight on a street during a general blackout in Havana. Picture: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Cuba suffered a massive power outage on Friday night which affected Havana and the country’s provinces and left millions in the dark.

Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8.15pm local time a power outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure of the National Electric System”.