Cuba continues to face an energy blockade that triggers widespread blackouts and a severe fuel deficit, impacting the transport of food, supplies, raw materials, and medicine, stated Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O during an interview broadcast on the Cuban Foreign Ministry's X profile.

De la O further noted that fuel demands within Cuba's state sector have received no relief, while prolonged power outages and deficits in electricity generation and fuel availability persist. “This hinders the transport of medicines, supplies, and raw materials for production, irrigation, and other essential activities,” he expressed.

“The energy blockade imposed on Cuba amounts to a total blockade on life itself; what is happening to the Cuban people is an act of genocide,” he concluded.