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Cuba facing severe energy crisis as supplies of Russian oil run dry

The Independent·Alex Croft·19 days ago
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Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil , the country’s energy and mines minister said, as a US blockade strangles the island of critical resources. “We have absolutely no fuel [oil], and absolutely no diesel,” said energy minister Vicente de la O Levy in an interview with state-run media. The national grid, he said, was in a “critical” state, and Cuba has “no reserves” of energy. The capital city of Havana has suffered its worst rolling blackouts in decades, prompting large protests on Wednesday evening in the largest night of demonstrations since the energy crisis took hold in the country. People walk past trash set on fire in the middle of a street during a protest against frequent power cuts as Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade (Reuters) Hundreds of angry Cubans filled the streets of the capital, blocking roads with burning piles of rubbish and shouting “Turn on the lights!” and “The people, united, will never be defeated!”.…

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