Category Archives: The Blockade?

Minister Vicente de la O Levy expects the country’s electricity supply to be fully restored by Tuesday. Oct 21 (teleSUR) On Monday, the the state-owned company Union Electrica (UNE) confirmed that around 50 percent of Havana’s residents now have power, … Continue reading →

Beijing, 21 October (RHC) Friends of Cuba in China today expressed their support for the island in its current energy crisis and called for the US blockade against the Caribbean nation to be lifted. In statements to Prensa Latina, Chinese … Continue reading →

Oct 19 (teleSUR) The Bolivia’s Government expressed this Saturday its solidarity with Cuba over the blackouts that have occurred in recent hours on the island due to the disconnection of the national grid of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric, the largest … Continue reading →

Oct 19 (teleSUR) According to Lázaro Guerra, Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the recovery of the western region’s power, initially lost, is in progress. The Santa Cruz del Norte thermoelectric plant is starting up, and the Mariel plant will soon follow.  “We already have energy in Santa Cruz and will soon have energy in Mariel to start operations in this central, which is crucial for providing a stable base generation to the system,” said an energy sector spokesperson. In Havana and Mayabeque, electricity service is being gradually restored. The central region maintains a functioning microsystem, and efforts are underway to connect to the Nuevitas thermoelectric plant via a 110,000-volt line. Lázaro Guerra reported delays at the Felton and Renté thermoelectric plants due to technical issues that are being resolved. Authorities are considering the Moa thermoelectric plant as a viable alternative.  President Miguel Diaz Canel personally visited the National Load Dispatch to oversee restoration efforts. “We continue in this process, working intensely and calmly to complete the restoration of the system as soon as … Continue reading →

19.10.24 – Pressenza New York The majority of Cubans support Castro…every possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba…to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Lester D. Mallory, US Deputy … Continue reading →

Havana, October 18 (RHC)– Cuba is going through a very difficult electro-energy situation in recent days, according to the general director of the National Electric Union (UNE), Alfredo López Valdés, during the special television broadcast this Thursday, conducted by the … Continue reading →

The Communist Party of Cuba’s account on X highlighted that “thousands of Cuban men and women are working tirelessly to restore service Oct 18 (teleSUR) Cuban authorities announced that the Energás plant, located in the province of Mayabeque, is generating … Continue reading →

The Venezuelan government also calls upon the international community, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean, to mobilize in support of Cuba and to categorically condemn the blockade affecting it. Oct 18 (teleSUR) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has issued … Continue reading →

Havana, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday accused the United States government of favoring terrorist acts against his nation. Terrorist acts against Cuba are organized, financed, and committed with impunity in US territory, Rodriguez wrote … Continue reading →

Havana, October 16 (RHC)– President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated today through his account on X, Cuba’s commitment to food sovereignty, and thanked the support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). On the social network X, the president highlighted … Continue reading →