Havana, Cuba, experienced a complete collapse of its electrical system at approximately 7:46 PM UTC on January 30, 2026, plunging the entire capital and its six blocks into darkness, as reported by Agus Antonetti on X. This blackout occurred during a 1 hour 59 minute reporting window ending at 9:45 PM UTC. The outage follows an Argentine Foreign Ministry travel warning issued earlier that evening around 7:00 PM UTC, urging citizens to avoid travel to Cuba due to unspecified security concerns, according to the ministry's official statement shared via social media and corroborated by Antonetti. No official Cuban government statement on the blackout has been reported within the window. Antonetti's post at https://x.com/agusantonetti/status/2017345583476879639 described the situation as urgent, confirming the total blackout across Havana without additional details on cause or restoration timeline.
