Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says Energy Minister Vicente
Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said the grid is in a critical state as 20-22 hour blackouts spread and hospitals and schools face disruptions.
- On Wednesday, Energy Minister Vicente announced that Cuba has "absolutely no fuel , and absolutely no diesel," leaving the island facing blackouts of 20 to 22 hours daily in Havana.
- President Donald Trump's January 2026 executive order threatening tariffs on fuel suppliers forced Venezuela and Mexico to halt shipments, crippling Cuba's normal refinery system supply chain.
- Hospitals, schools, and government offices have been forced to close due to shortages, while scattered protests against power cuts broke out in Havana on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
- The United Nations last week called the blockade unlawful, saying it obstructed the "Cuban people's right to development while undermining their rights to food, education, health, and water and sanitation."
- Despite the blockade, Vicente said "Cuba is open to anyone that wants to sell us fuel," though global price spikes amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran complicate import efforts.
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According to energy minister Vicente de la O, Cuba no longer has any diesel and fuel oil reserves. Neither Mexico nor Venezuela, once important oil suppliers of Cuba, had supplied fuel to the island since US President Donald Trump's order of January.
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Cuba has run out of diesel and oil. This is the announcement from the country's Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O, according to the Reuters news agency in a speech. - We have absolutely no fuel (oil, ed.)...
According to energy minister Vicente de la O, Cuba no longer has any diesel and fuel oil reserves. Since December, only the Russian tanker "Anatoly Kolodkin" once delivered crude oil in April. The United Nations called Trump's fuel blockade illegal last week. Despite the US blockade, however, Cuba continues negotiations on fuel imports, said the minister on Wednesday (local time). Neither Mexico nor Venezuela, once important oil suppliers of Cub…
Cuba's energy problems will soon become even more critical, warns the country's energy minister. Donated Russian oil has already been used up, and the situation is increasingly tense. The capital Havana is without electricity for almost a day, and the rest of the country is no better.
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