Overview
- Cuba’s state utility said electricity service is back across the country after a collapse that hit seven of 15 provinces and left about 65% of the island without power at one point.
- Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country has no oil or diesel left, and Havana has faced daily outages lasting roughly 19 to 22 hours with some provinces in the dark for days.
- Venezuela, long Cuba’s main supplier, stopped shipments after a U.S. operation that led to Nicolás Maduro’s capture, and Washington later warned countries against selling oil to Cuba with the threat of added tariffs.
- A limited Russian cargo allowed through by the U.S. in late March provided short relief, but officials now say those reserves are spent.
- Fuel scarcity has upended daily life, with street protests in Havana, rationed gasoline, reduced public transport, and airlines cutting some flights to the island.