
A complete power outage occurred on March 16 and was the first such case after the cessation of oil supplies from the United States to Cuba. According to Reuters, throughout the day, only Santiago de Cuba, the country's second-largest city, remained without electricity, but by the evening, power was also restored there.
On March 13, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced negotiations with the United States to discuss "issues that require a bilateral solution."