“A new power outage touched Cuba Saturday evening. The island faces the sea. a chronic energy crisis worsened by sanctions. Dependence on Venezuelan oil weakens …
— Ouattara Zana Abou
One more failure in a live system
Cuba experienced another massive power cut. Saturday evening, plunging part of the country into darkness for several hours. These interruptions are no longer exceptional. They are part of a persistent energy crisis. The aging electricity network is struggling to keep up. respond to the request.
A critical energy dependency
The Cuban economy relies largely on oil imports, particularly from Venezuela. However, these flows are weakened. American sanctions targeting Venezuelan oil complicate trade. Result: shortages that directly affect electricity production.
A direct impact on daily life
Electricity cuts seriously disrupt the daily lives of residents. Slowed economic activities, affected services, generalized discomfort. The authorities are trying to manage the situation with scheduled load shedding. But the situation remains unstable and difficult to achieve. predict. A crisis called for last? Without energy diversification or infrastructure improvement, outages could multiply. The geopolitical context complicates rapid solutions. Cuba remains exposed to fluctuations in its energy partners. Exit from the crisis will depend on several still uncertain factors.
A structural energy crisis which reveals the fragility of economic crisis of Cuba in the face of international tensions.
