Cubans Turn to Solar Power and Improvisation Amid Fuel Blockade

How Cubans are navigating the US oil blockade with rechargeable fans and solar-powered Chinese tricycles

The US oil blockade is forcing Cubans to think outside the box for tasks that usually require electricity. Farmers pasteurize milk over charcoal fires, commuters ride solar-powered Chinese tricycles, tour guides grind coffee by hand for the vanishingly few visitors that remain.

Cubans Turn to Solar Power and Improvisation Amid Fuel Blockade

As the US oil blockade tightens its grip on Cuba, ordinary Cubans are turning to solar power, charcoal fires, and other improvised solutions to cope with worsening fuel and energy shortages, according to a CNN report published Saturday.