Cuba Runs Out of Diesel and Fuel Oil Amid U.S. Blockade
Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said Cuba has no diesel or fuel oil left as blackouts stretch to 22 hours a day, officials said.
- 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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