Cuba Forges Ahead with Renewable Energy Plans Amid US Oil Blockade
The government said it had no knowledge of the shipments as the United States seized 90 biodiesel cargoes worth nearly $3 million.
- On Monday, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy denied government links to 90 biodiesel shipments seized by U.S. authorities, rejecting claims of involvement in nearly $3 million deals involving ENETEC.
- The U.S. government, enforcing a 'maximum pressure' campaign, seized the shipments last week, alleging they violated sanctions against Cuba's state energy trade, which the U.S. maintains alongside a decades-old economic embargo.
- Levy stated Cuba is pivoting toward domestic resources, including 144 solar farms with 1,418 megawatts capacity, while acknowledging the island faces severe power outages amid the ongoing fuel blockade.
- Labeling U.S. efforts 'illegal,' the United Nations and Cuban officials argued the blockade deprives the island of necessary commodities while exacerbating a deepening humanitarian crisis.
- Regarding mining, the government intends to maintain nickel and cobalt operations, though Levy noted stiffened U.S. sanctions remain significant barriers to restarting production at key sites like Moa.
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The United States has intercepted at least two ships with fuel allegedly destined for Cuba and, separately, has seized 90 shipments of biodiesel. The Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, denies that the Cuban regime is linked to the confiscated goods and claims that no state company obtained contracts to import that fuel. The shipments totaled more than 2.3 million litres and were valued at about 2.8 million dollars (2.5 mil…
Cuba denies involvement with island-bound fuel shipments ...
Clarin
udgtvThe island refutes the involvement in fuel shipments intercepted by the U.S., which accuses Cuba of receiving sanctioned shipments.Washington only allows private imports, while threatening sanctions to those who supply the Caribbean nation.
Following the US seizure of 90 shipments of biodiesel worth approximately $3 million destined for Cuba, the Havana government issued a statement. Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, denied allegations that the shipments were linked to state-owned companies. He stated that the US oil blockade was deepening the country's energy crisis, adding that imported fuel did not even meet 3% of the country's needs.
The Straits Times
BizTocCuba denies involvement with island-bound fuel shipments seized by US
HAVANA, Oct 12 - Cuba's top energy official denied any link between the nation's communist-run government and shipments of Cuba-bound biodiesel seized in September by US authorities, rejecting US claims that the island nation was involved in those deals. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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