economy
Cuba afrontará una crisis energética más grave en pocas semanas si no recibe más crudo
Cuba va a afrontar una «grave crisis» en seis u ocho semanas si no recibe más petróleo o combustibles, pronostica para EFE el experto […]
TL;DR
- Cuba could face a severe crisis in 6-8 weeks if it doesn't receive more oil or fuel.
- The crisis is exacerbated by US sanctions on entities supplying oil to Cuba.
- Diesel is crucial, accounting for about 20% of Cuba's fuel demand and essential for transportation, agriculture, industry, water distribution, and distributed power generation.
- Distributed generation, relying on diesel and fuel oil, provides around 40% of the national energy mix.
- Existing fuel scarcity, mainly due to a lack of foreign currency for imports, has already caused blackouts exceeding 20 hours daily in many regions.
- Cuba needs around 110,000 barrels of oil daily, with about two-thirds requiring import.
- Historical suppliers include Venezuela (significantly reduced), Mexico, and Russia.