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, and blackouts now last up to 24 hours in Havana.
- Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early Thursday, cutting power across eastern provinces from Guantanamo to Ciego de Avila, with the state-run Electric Union working to restore service.
- Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy described the situation as 'critical' on Wednesday after the island exhausted fuel oil and diesel supplies, blaming blackouts on the U.S. blockade.
- Outages in Havana stretched to 24 consecutive hours Thursday, with nearly 10 million Cubans suffering without electricity for 20 hours or more daily, threatening food spoilage and sleep.
- Residents banged pots and pans across Havana on Wednesday evening to protest the blackouts, which intensified in January after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on fuel-supplying nations.
- The United Nations last week called the U.S. fuel blockade unlawful, saying it obstructs the 'Cuban people's right to development,' while Trump has predicted the government would 'collapse.
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Cuba stated that the country has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil needed to keep its power plants running, and that civil unrest is beginning to arise in the midst of a de facto energy blockade by the United States against the nation governed by the Communist Party. “Today we are without fuel reserves, without any reservations,” said Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy, during a press conference held late Wednesday. “There is absolutel…
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According to a report from UPI, Cuban officials announced Wednesday that the island nation has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, plunging its energy system into crisis and triggering widespread blackouts across the country, particularly in the capital of Havana. Cuban Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy stated that the country’s stocks […]
Cuba suffers partial grid failure hours after minister reveals country lacks fuel oil, diesel
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early on Thursday morning, the country's grid operator UNE said, snuffing out power across eastern Cuba and testing the patience of Cubans already exhausted from seemingly interminable blackouts amid a U.S. fuel blockade.
Cuba's eastern province belted by major blackout after power grid collapse
The state-run Electric Union said the collapse had stripped power from all eastern provinces from Guantánamo to Ciego de Ávila, and that crews were working to restore power, but it did not give an estimate for how long it would take.
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