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.

Millions of Cubans awoke on Sunday to find their homes still without power after another partial grid failure overnight, deepening a crisis that has raised questions over the viability of the government's efforts to reestablish electrical service.

This was the third full collapse of the country’s energy grid since Friday. Recovery efforts will be complicated further by the arrival of Hurricane Oscar on Sunday.

Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Sunday evening in Cuba, where residents were preparing for more chaos and misery as the country grapples with a nearly nationwide power outage that is in its third day.

Cuba's government said late on Saturday it had restored power to nearly one-fifth of the island's people after the national grid collapsed twice in 24 hours, plunging millions of people into darkness.

In parts of Cuba, the electric power supply was restored on Sunday after a widespread failure. Despite this, around 80% of residents still don't have electricity. The energy minister warns that the situation may worsen due to the approaching hurricane.

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

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.

Millions of Cubans faced a third consecutive day without power as a hurricane loomed over the island nation Sunday. Sixteen percent of the country had power restored Saturday but attempts to restore it more widely failed overnight,

Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout.