Cuba suffered a complete collapse of its national power grid on Monday, which left approximately 10 million people without electricity.

古巴國家電網於週一全面崩潰，導致約 1,000 萬人失去電力供應。

The current problems in the Cuban energy sector are caused by outdated infrastructure from the Soviet era and a long period of economic decline. This weakness was made worse by an oil blockade and increased U.S. sanctions in January, which limited fuel imports to only one Russian tanker. Consequently, the state utility company, UNE, reported a critical power shortage of 1,955 megawatts. This has forced the government to implement strict power cuts, with some rural areas losing electricity for over 70 hours and Havana for more than 24 hours.

古巴能源部門目前的問題是由於蘇聯時代的過時基礎設施以及長期的經濟衰退所造成的。石油封鎖以及一月份增加的美國制裁使情況更加惡化，將燃料進口限制在僅僅一艘俄羅斯油輪。因此，國家電力公司 UNE 報告電力嚴重短缺 1,955 百萬瓦。這迫使政府實施嚴格的限電措施，部分鄉村地區停電超過 70 小時，而哈瓦那則超過 24 小時。

There is a clear disagreement between the two governments regarding the cause of this crisis. The Cuban government asserts that the grid's failure is a direct result of U.S. restrictions on international credit and pressure on foreign companies. On the other hand, the White House maintains that the orders signed by President Donald Trump—including the national emergency declaration and oil tariffs—are necessary responses to national security threats and political repression. Although the state has tried to move toward solar energy, this transition has been too slow, as renewable energy provides only 10% of the total power. Together, these factors have caused a serious humanitarian crisis, leading to shortages of clean water, medicine, and basic food.

兩國政府對於此次危機的原因存在明顯分歧。古巴政府堅稱電網崩潰是美國限制國際信貸及向外國公司施壓的直接結果。另一方面，白 House 則堅持總統川普簽署的命令——包括國家緊急狀態宣言和石油關稅——是對國家安全威脅和政治壓迫的必要回應。儘管政府嘗試向太陽能轉型，但轉型速度過慢，再生能源僅提供總電力的 10%。這些因素共同導致了嚴重的人道主義危機，造成乾淨用水、藥品和基本食物短缺。

The Cuban power grid is still completely disconnected while officials work to find the exact cause of the failure.

在官員努力找出崩潰原因的同時，古巴電網仍處於完全斷電狀態。