Cuba says it has run out of diesel and fuel oil as the US renews a $100 million aid offer
The Facts
- Cuba's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.
- De la O Levy said Cuba still has some gas from domestic wells, but described the country's energy system as being in a critical state.
- The fuel shortage is contributing to prolonged blackouts in Cuba, including reports of very long outage periods in parts of Havana.
- The power crisis is affecting public services and the economy, with reports that hospitals have struggled to function normally and that schools, government offices and tourism have been disrupted.
- Scattered protests against power cuts were reported in Havana on Wednesday.
- The United States publicly renewed an offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid for Cuba this week.
- Washington said the aid would depend on Cuba's cooperation and linked the offer to calls for reforms, while Havana has denied or rejected the US account of the proposal.
How left and right are reading this
- Both agree
- A critical fuel shortage is driving prolonged blackouts that are disrupting hospitals, schools, government offices, tourism and daily life in Havana, with visible public strain and protests showing the crisis is no longer confined to the power sector.
- They split on
- Whether the story is chiefly about the social damage of an energy collapse borne by ordinary Cubans, or about the political terms and leverage attached to outside humanitarian aid as the shortage deepens.
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Context
What exactly did Cuba's energy minister say about fuel supplies?
Vicente de la O Levy said Cuba had no crude oil, fuel oil or diesel available, and that the only fuel still available was gas from domestic wells, whose production had increased BBC,BBC.
Why does this matter beyond the energy sector?
The shortages are tied to prolonged blackouts that have disrupted daily life and public services, with reports of long outages in Havana and impacts on hospitals, schools, government offices and tourism BBC,BBC.
What is unresolved between Washington and Havana?
The United States says its $100 million humanitarian offer remains available if Cuba cooperates, but Cuban authorities have denied or rejected Washington's version of events, leaving unclear whether any aid arrangement will be accepted GlobalSecurity.org,Yahoo News,Straits Times.
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