Antonio Guiteras power plant

The Antonio Guiteras power plant is Cuba's largest oil-fired power generation facility. It is newsworthy due to its role in recent nationwide blackouts affecting Cuba's 10 million residents. These blackouts, one lasting over 29 hours, occurred amidst a US oil blockade that has severely restricted Cuba's fuel supply since early January 2026. The collapse of the national power grid, attributed to the oil shortage, left the entire country without electricity. The Antonio Guiteras plant was successfully reconnected to the grid, restoring power nationwide. Its significance lies in its critical contribution to Cuba's energy infrastructure and its vulnerability to external pressures affecting fuel availability, highlighting the island's ongoing humanitarian crisis and energy security challenges.