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'Absolutely no fuel': Cuba hit by blackouts, protests amid power ...
Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns.Cuba has been hit by worsening power outages after the island’s communist government said fuel reserves had run out, as rare protests erupted in neighbourhoods around the capital, Havana.Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness on Thursday in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns, while demonstrations over the blackouts broke out in western areas near Havana.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2‘It’s a failed nation’: Trump pressures Cuba as fuel crisis deepenslist 2 of 2Trump administration offers $100m in aid to Cuba in exchange for reformend of list“We have absolutely no fuel, oil, and absolutely no diesel,” Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said during a late Wednesday news conference.“The only thing we have is gas from our own wells, whose production has increased, and domestic crude oil, whose production is also rising,” he said, adding that Cuba was struggling to secure fuel imports.“The situation is very tense. The impact of the blockade is causing us significant harm, and we are still not receiving fuel,” he added.The island, home to about 10 million people, is relying on limited domestic fuel production and solar energy to keep parts of the grid operating, but the electrical system has become increasingly fragile.Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel blamed the worsening crisis on US sanctions.“The situation of the National Electric System has become particularly tense in recent days,” Diaz-Canel said in a statement on Wednesday, saying that the country was expected to face a deficit of more than 2,000 megawatts during the evening’s peak demand hours.Diaz-Canel also said about 1,100 megawatts of power generation had already been lost on Wednesday due to fuel shortages, which he described as the result of a “genocidal energy blockade” imposed by the US and threats of tariffs against countries supplying fuel to Cuba.A resident of San Miguel del Padron, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Havana, told the AFP news agency that people had protested the power cuts by banging pots and pans on Wednesday evening.Several other similar small protests were held in neighbourhoods across the capital to express widespread frustration, according to accounts gathered by AFP.“Turn on the lights!” shouted residents in Playa, a district in the western part of the capital.Residents on the Island are enduring large outages...
Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has 'run out'
Eastern Cuba was plunged Thursday into the latest of regular electricity shutdowns affecting the whole country, while people protested against power outages in neighborhoods around Havana, in the west of the island.Oil reserves sent by Russia have now "run out," Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy told state television, describing the situation as "very tense.""The heat continues to rise, and the impact of the blockade is indeed causing us significant harm... because we are still not receiving fuel."US Secretary of State Marco Rubio renewed an offer of $100 million in aid on the condition that the assistance be distributed by the Catholic Church, bypassing the government."We are ready to hear the details of the proposal and how it would be implemented," said Cuba's top diplomat, Bruno Rodriguez, on social media.A resident of San Miguel del Padron, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Havana, told AFP that people had protested the power cuts by banging pots and pans on Wednesday evening.Several other similar small protests were held in neighborhoods across the capital to express widespread frustration, according to accounts gathered by AFP."Turn on the lights!" shouted residents in Playa, a district in the western part of the capital.President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday blamed a US-imposed "genocidal energy blockade" on Cuba for its grim energy shortages.Data compiled by AFP showed prolonged blackouts and record generation shortfalls in recent days -- 65 percent of Cuban territory endured simultaneous blackouts on Tuesday."This dramatic worsening has a single cause: the genocidal energy blockade to which the United States subjects our country, threatening irrational tariffs against any nation that supplies us with fuel," Diaz-Canel said.The island's energy crisis worsened in January when the United States imposed an oil blockade on the island of 9.6 million people.Since then, only one Russian tanker has reached Cuba, which is in the throes of economic stagnation and supply shortages.Outages of more than 19 hours a day have hit Havana, while in several provinces, blackouts last for entire days.Cuba's electricity generation is sustained by a network of eight aging thermoelectric plants -- some in operation for over 40 years -- that suffer frequent breakdowns or must be shut down for maintenance cycles.Cubans have endured seven nationwide blackouts since 2024, and fuel prices have soared.President Donald Trump -- who since the start of the year has deposed ...
Cuba Faces Deepening Power Crisis as Fuel Shortages Trigger Blackouts ...
The latest deterioration in the island's electricity system has led to widespread blackouts across several provinces, with reports indicating that some areas are enduring power cuts lasting up to 20 hours or more per day. The crisis has intensified pressure on the Cuban government amid continuing economic hardship, inflation, food shortages and declining fuel imports affecting the Caribbean ...
Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US ...
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister said on Wednesday, as Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade that has strangled ...
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