India, March 17 -- The effects of the ongoing energy crisis in the Republic of Cuba became palpable on Monday as the entire island nation was left without power. 11 million people in Cuba are currently under a "complete blackout," Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines confirmed on X Monday.

The crisis hit as Cuba opened talks with the United States over the energy embargo imposed by President Donald Trump, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Friday. Cuba, which produces 40% of the oil it consumes, primarily relies on fuel imports, crucially from Venezuela.

Monday's outage was a result of a failure with the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant due to a boiler issue. The boiler issue was caused by the fuel shortage, as the power grid, t...