Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.

HAVANA: Electricity has been restored to almost 90 per cent of Havana, the Cuban capital's energy supplier reported on Monday (Oct 21), but several provinces remained without power four days after the start of a nationwide blackout.

Electricity has been restored to half of Havana, the Cuban capital's power company reported Monday, four days after the start of a nationwide blackout that the authorities have struggled to address.The government has said that electricity is expected to be restored to most of the country by the end of Monday.

By Monday afternoon, around 89 percent of customers in the capital had power again, however many residents outside Havana remained without electricity, according to the authorities.

Cars drive on Havana's seafront boulevard Malecon as the country's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, according to Cuba's energy and mines ministry, in the latest setback to the government's efforts to restore power to the island,

Many Cubans waited in anguish Sunday as electricity on much of the island had yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout. Their concerns were also raised as Hurricane Oscar made landfall in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading toward their country.

Many Cubans waited in anguish and some took to the streets in protest as widespread blackouts stretched into their third day

Canel warned citizens there would be consequences for taking to the streets as many on the island were still without power after more than 72 hours.