A poster of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel appeared in a building on Ciudamar Avenue in San Miguel del Padrón municipality, Havana, following a nearly 9-hour blackout yesterday, according to an X post by @MarioJPenton timestamped during the reporting window from 7:46:26 PM to 9:15:43 PM UTC on February 20, 2026. The post, accessible at https://x.com/MarioJPenton/status/2024948674128699720, includes the hashtag #cubalibre2026 and references the extended power outage in the area on February 19, 2026. No official statement from Cuban authorities confirms the poster's placement or the blackout duration in this 1-hour-29-minute window. This report emerges over the past hour amid Cuba's ongoing energy crisis, following social media declarations earlier on February 20 of the end of the 60-year ration book system by @Amapola20202 and reports of detonations across Havana municipalities including Central Havana between 6:16 PM and 7:16 PM UTC, as noted by @cubanolibre48 and @MarioJPenton in prior periods.
