Cuba remains under Daylight Saving Time and will not carry out the habitual one-hour delay planned for this Sunday, a measure adopted to prevent an estimated increase of 126 megawatts (MW) during peak electrical demand hours.

Faced with this situation, the Telecommunications Company of Cuba recommended today that the population verify the date and time settings on mobile phones and other smart devices, as some equipment might modify the time automatically according to the rules stored in their operating system.

The entity specified that, in case of detecting differences with the official time, users should manually adjust their devices' settings to avoid disruptions in work, academic, and social activities.

This decision, adopted through a joint note from the Ministries of Energy and Mines and of Labor and Social Security, responds to the intensification of the U.S. blockade and the energy siege that causes fuel shortages for power generation in the country.

Of the 126 MW that will be saved, 76 correspond to savings from not using artificial lighting in the evening hours, while 50 MW come from solar photovoltaic generation during that same period.

As a consequence of keeping the clock advanced, sunrise will occur later according to official time, which led authorities to delay entry to schools and workplaces by 30 minutes from this November 1, 2026, until March 14, 2027.

Entity directors, in mutual agreement with trade union organizations, will be able to adjust work schedules pursuant to Article 223.2 of Law 189, Labor Code, without affecting workers' salaries.

In centers operating continuously, entry and exit schedules will also be allowed to adjust according to the characteristics of their processes, aiming to mitigate the inconveniences derived from the current Daylight Saving Time.

The exceptional measure will remain until November 7, 2027, the date on which the next scheduled time change would correspond, according to the official note released by regulatory agencies.