@Geri

Sucks, and I’m sympathetic to anyone whose energy gets abruptly cut off. But Cuba, like every other country on the planet (including USA), should have spent the last several decades decarbonizing their economy. Everyone knew that decarbonizing was and is the path forward, for environmental, geopolitical, national security, & economic reasons.

@MarkBrigham I am not a green energy specialist, in fact I am no more than an English housewife, but how windy does it get, how sunny, we do know it possess the Toa River and that should have been harnessed in some way, but is this feasible - I cannot say nor can I judge from my Safe European Home

I just feel sorry for them xx

Aml G

@Geri As I stated, I too am sympathetic to anyone who gets energy abruptly cut off.

Lot of solar & wind resources in Caribbean. I’m not the only one that thinks Cuba needs solar ASAP. The Cubans are. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/cubans-fight-blackouts-with-solar-us-extends-oil-chokehold-2026-02-20/

Here’s another look at solar, wind, & their need to upgrade their power grid to reduce dependence on oil:

https://cuba.miami.edu/environment/exploring-energy-options-for-cuba/index.html

@Geri They’ve known a long time about risks of foreign oil dependence; they just moved slowly (as have most nations).

The downside of being slow is their current predicament. The upside is that renewables (especially solar) & battery storage have been exponentially dropping in price & are the cheaper (& more secure) way forward.

@Geri “The Trump admin says its measures increase pressure for political change in Cuba… press secretary Leavitt said it was in Cuba's ‘best interest to make…dramatic changes very soon.’”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/cuba-blackouts-trump-us-oil-b2924702.html

I say: Great if those ‘dramatic changes’ render obsolete the use of oil as a geopolitical weapon against Cuba.

Hopefully the international community accelerates aid to help them transition.

@Geri
Article on Cuba’s efforts to more quickly transition to renewable energy, which would make them less vulnerable to oil embargoes as a geopolitical weapon: https://cpusaky.org/2026/02/23/cuba-resists-sovereignty-under-the-boot-of-u-s-imperialism/

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