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Cuban Authorities Suspend Work and Teaching Activities on Friday and Saturday Due to the Energy Crisis

The Minister of Labour and Social Security indicates that the decision is taken to “contribute to the necessary savings” 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 14 February 2025 —  The Cuban government announced on Thursday the closures of workplaces and schools for Friday and Saturday due to the deep energy crisis that the country is suffering, which has worsened … Continue reading “Cuban Authorities Suspend Work and Teaching Activities on Friday and Saturday Due to the Energy Crisis”

Venezuelan Oil Shipments in January: Historic Minimum for Cuba and Maximum for US Chevron

PDVSA exported only 10,000 barrels per day in the first month of the year, 65% less than in December 2024 14ymedio, Madrid, 5 February 2025 — Oil shipments from Venezuela to Cuba fell in January, 2025, to an all-time low of just 10,000 barrels per day (bpd), 65% less than last December, when 29,000 arrived. … Continue reading “Venezuelan Oil Shipments in January: Historic Minimum for Cuba and Maximum for US Chevron”

Santiago de Cuba Shuts Down: Four Hours of Electricity a Day and Hospitals Disconnected From the Network

The province is approaching zero energy generation and receives one-tenth of what it needs 14ymedio, Havana, November 18, 2024 — The population of Santiago de Cuba requests help in the face of a more dramatic energy crisis than in the rest of the country. The province, the second most populous of the Island, is currently … Continue reading “Santiago de Cuba Shuts Down: Four Hours of Electricity a Day and Hospitals Disconnected From the Network”

From Cuba’s Air Force Helicopters, the Panorama After Hurricane Rafael Is Even More Bleak

14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 8 November 2024 — Cubans have become accustomed to the buzz of the old Mi-17 helicopters of the Armed Forces in the last weeks of the cyclone. This Friday, with Cuban Television teams on board, several took photos that allow us to calibrate – with great detail and from above – … Continue reading “From Cuba’s Air Force Helicopters, the Panorama After Hurricane Rafael Is Even More Bleak”

Cuba Will Remain Without Electricity at Least Until Saturday

UNE announced the “total disconnection” of the Electrical System The Antonio Guiteras power plant had scheduled maintenance, but it did not last until the scheduled date With the country in darkness and the economy paralyzed, Marrero says that Cuba “is not yet in a bottomless abyss” 14ymedio, Havana, 18 October 2024 — The Cuban Ministry … Continue reading “Cuba Will Remain Without Electricity at Least Until Saturday”

‘There Is Gas but No Electricity To Pump It’: The Drama of the Service Centers in Havana

All Cubans, without exception, have graduated as electrical engineers, more by necessity than by vocation 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, October 12, 2024 — Popular discomfort can be measured in decibels in Cuba. The collective cry that erupts immediately when the blackout hits has been increasing in volume and now takes longer to subside. This morning, … Continue reading “‘There Is Gas but No Electricity To Pump It’: The Drama of the Service Centers in Havana”

Despite the Evidence, the Government Denies That a Russian Tanker Has Arrived in Cuba

“In no other country in the world is energy information given daily to the people,” said Cuba’s Minister of Energy and Mines 14ymedio, Havana, 5 October 2024 — “No Russian ship with fuel is arriving in the country.” With that categorical statement, Cuba’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, denied this … Continue reading “Despite the Evidence, the Government Denies That a Russian Tanker Has Arrived in Cuba”

Pinar Del Río, Cuba, Is Without Public Transport Until Further Notice

The only vehicles that continue to provide service in the province are the electric tricycle fleet 14ymedio, Havana, 14 September 2024 — The authorities of Pinar del Río reported that the suspension of public transport that begins this Saturday – justified by the “difficulties” in acquiring fuel – will continue “until conditions allow the restoration.” … Continue reading “Pinar Del Río, Cuba, Is Without Public Transport Until Further Notice”

In May, a Significant Part of Venezuelan Crude Oil Arrived in Cuba Aboard Two ‘Ghost’ Ships

The ships Athenas and Tina 5 made several deliveries of crude oil without their movements being detected by maritime tracking applications. 14ymedio, Havana, June 13, 2024 — At the beginning of June, experts wondered where the British agency Reuters had obtained the data that allowed it to say that Venezuela had tripled its shipments of … Continue reading “In May, a Significant Part of Venezuelan Crude Oil Arrived in Cuba Aboard Two ‘Ghost’ Ships”

Havana 2024: Poverty, Blackouts, Remittances

This is the capital of a country whose ills a single photo can not exhaust 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 3 May 2024 — It is difficult to make the adventures of a country fit in a single photo. Sometimes, however, the shots come together in front of the camera and the country says what … Continue reading “Havana 2024: Poverty, Blackouts, Remittances”

An ‘Experiment’ Allows the Santiago de Cuba Refinery To Process Heavy Crude

14ymedio, Havana, 6 April 2024 — Paralyzed since 2021 and after a stampede by its employees, the Hermanos Díaz refinery in Santiago de Cuba has come out of its lethargy thanks to an unusual “adaptation.” Despite the fact that its facilities are designed to process light crude oil, the managers have decided that it will … Continue reading “An ‘Experiment’ Allows the Santiago de Cuba Refinery To Process Heavy Crude”

The Electric Union Admits that Cuba Could Need 10 Billion Dollars for Its Power Plants

EFE (via 14ymedio), Ernesto Mastrascusa, Havana, 4 April 2024 —   The technical director of the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE), Lázaro Guerra, recognizes that the country would need about 10 billion dollars to repair its thermoelectric plants. The figure, estimated by independent specialists residing in the United States, such as Jorge Piñón and Emilio … Continue reading “The Electric Union Admits that Cuba Could Need 10 Billion Dollars for Its Power Plants”

Cuba Agrees on a ‘Road Map’ With Turkey, a Key Energy Partner of the Island

EFE/14 ymedio, Havana, 12 March 2024 — The Cuban Deputy Prime Minister, Ricardo Cabrisas, and the Turkish Minister of Commerce, Ömer Bolat, agreed on Tuesday in Turkey on a “road map” for bilateral economic-trade cooperation between 2024-2026, which includes the energy area, a key aspect for Havana. The visit of Cabrisas, the Foreign Ministry reported … Continue reading “Cuba Agrees on a ‘Road Map’ With Turkey, a Key Energy Partner of the Island”

Cuba’s Guiteras Power Plant Reaches Its Maximum Without Solving the Island’s Energy Deficit

14ymedio, Madrid, 21 March 2024 — At 8 p.m. this Wednesday, the Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas thermoelectric plant had reached 280 megawatts (MW), its maximum power, which it maintains today, Thursday, at the beginning of the day. The news about the main electricity generation unit in the country must now be given like this, because … Continue reading “Cuba’s Guiteras Power Plant Reaches Its Maximum Without Solving the Island’s Energy Deficit”

Despite Having Enough Oil, Cuba Registers a Record Electricity Deficit This Tuesday

14ymedio, Havana 13 February 2024 — The generation deficit predicted by the Electric Union (UNE) broke a new record on Tuesday, with the announcement that 1,308 megawatts (MW) and up to 1,378 MW at peak hours will be missing. Cubans already know what that means: the climax of the energetic debacle after several weeks of … Continue reading “Despite Having Enough Oil, Cuba Registers a Record Electricity Deficit This Tuesday”