cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39254546

cross-posted from: https://expressional.social/users/Peter_Link/statuses/115583919745746416

Cuba’s solar turn

https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?e=2c0ca42a56&u=72c59c55462e4db5ebf7adaf4&id=2da50e3a39

from #SocialistAction
By Paul Atkin
11/19/25

In the last year there have been numerous reports of the fragility of Cuba’s power grid, resulting from four major incidents of widespread power cuts.

The problems of the grid are based on:

• over-reliance on ageing oil fired power stations, supplying 84% of electricity supply, which have been difficult to maintain under the US sanctions regime
• fuel shortages, as most of the oil is imported from Russia or Venezuela, both of which are also under stringent US sanctions
• the impact of US financial sanctions choking off access to loans to finance improvements in the system. [emphasis added]

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