Cuba has struggled with blackouts in recent months, including a nationwide one in December. Friday’s power failure was the fourth widespread one in five months. Government officials blame U.S. economic sanctions for the ongoing crisis, while others point to aging infrastructure, fuel shortages and the island’s susceptibility to hurricanes.

Cuba‘s electric grid collapsed late Friday leading to a nationwide power outage and leaving millions in the dark. At around 8:15 p.m., an outage at the Diezmero substation in Havana caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and,