Cuba Blames U.S. Blockade for Latest National Power Grid Disconnection

Cuba's National Electric System (SEN) has suffered another disconnection, an event the country's foreign minister attributes directly to the escalating U.S. blockade. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla stated on social media that this energy disruption is not an isolated technical issue but a consequence of the "extreme intensification" of the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States. He characterized the energy blockade as akin to a naval blockade, an act of war that hinders fuel imports through threats and coercion against tankers. Rodríguez highlighted that this situation causes severe humanitarian consequences and violates international law, describing it as collective punishment aimed at destabilizing the country. The minister of Energy and Mines confirmed that a lack of fuel, linked to the blockade, is the primary cause of the current crisis, noting that the country had gone nearly four months without fuel shipments until a donation from Russia. The power generation now relies heavily on domestic crude and associated gas, with thermal power plants operating under strain due to a scarcity of spare parts, also attributed to the U.S. blockade.

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The new disconnection of the National Electric System is a direct consequence of the energy blockade and the extreme intensification of the blockade by the US against #Cuba.