Granma power outage: province reconnects to Cuba’s grid after line trip
Empresa Eléctrica de Granma said Granma province reconnected to Cuba’s national grid on Friday, 13 November, after a trip on the 110 kV link with Santiago de Cuba. In its follow-up, the utility said work to restore supply to critical facilities and the longest-affected circuits was still under way.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: partly restored · Granma’s grid connection was restored on 13 November; full restoration of local supply was unconfirmed.
Source moment: November 13, 2026 (date only, no time given)
In 20 seconds
A trip on the 110 kV link disconnected Granma from the national grid.
The utility later confirmed that Granma was reconnected.
Reconnection did not confirm that all affected customers had power.
What happened on the Santiago de Cuba link
Empresa Eléctrica de Granma said the trip on the 110 kV line disconnected the province from the national grid. The utility reported that critical facilities were operating on emergency generators while the province was disconnected. It did not establish the cause of the trip.
14ymedio placed the disconnection in the morning and reported that the utility announced reconnection several hours later. Those reports do not establish the exact switching times.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Transmission link
- 110 kV link with Santiago de Cuba.
- Last confirmed status
- Granma reconnected to the national grid; local restoration was still under way.
What restoration meant for local supply
The utility said it was working to restore power to vital facilities and the circuits that had been off longest, depending on what supply the system could provide. Reconnecting the province allows that work to proceed; the announcement does not show whether supply has returned to an individual circuit or address.
The available updates did not confirm a customer total or a time for full restoration. The figure of 110 kV describes the transmission line voltage and gives no indication of how many customers lost electricity.
How to read the next outage update
If you are checking supply at a particular address, look for a newer notice identifying the circuit or locality. The provincial announcement confirms the grid connection; a local notice can say whether power has returned in a smaller area.
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