Massive blackout plunges western Cuba into darkness as power grid struggles

A widespread blackout swept across Havana and much of western Cuba on Wednesday, cutting electricity to millions on an island already grappling with chronic power shortages and a deepening economic crisis.

Authorities said the outage began after a transmission line connecting two major thermoelectric plants failed, triggering a collapse of service across half the country. Lázaro Guerra, general director at the Ministry of Energy and…