Cuba to Remain on Daylight Saving Time

Faced with the intensification of the blockade and in particular the energy siege imposed unjustly by the U.S. government against the Cuban people and their economy, causing fuel shortages for electricity generation, the country faces a marked deficit in supply to the population and long hours of outages.

In this context, it has been decided to maintain daylight saving time in the country until November 7, 2027, the date on which the change would correspond next year.

The measure will prevent an estimated 126 MW increase in these outages during the afternoon peak electricity demand period. Of this, 76 MW corresponds to savings from not using artificial lighting and 50 MW from photovoltaic solar generation during that period.

By keeping the clock advanced one hour, sunrise will occur later according to official time.

Correspondingly, it is reported that, in order not to affect social activities in the early hours of the day, entry to schools and workplaces will be delayed by 30 minutes from November 1, 2026 to March 14, 2027, the months in which normal time should have applied.

Taking into account the measure adopted, it is specified that the heads of entities, in agreement with the union organization, will adjust work schedules according to the provisions of Article 223.2 of Law 189, Labor Code, of July 30, 2026, without this representing any effect on workers' wages.

In entities that operate continuously, entry and exit schedules may also be adjusted in accordance with the characteristics of the activities and processes carried out, with the aim of mitigating the inconveniences produced by maintaining the current daylight saving time.

Joint statement MINEM-MTSS