Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade
- Cuban energy minister denies link to fuel shipments intercepted by US, says oil imports by private firms insufficient.
- The Cuban government is pushing ahead with its plans to transition to renewable energy, amid a de facto oil blockade from the United States that has strangled the island’s economy.
- In an interview with the Reuters news agency on Monday, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy explained that the blockade has forced Cuba to explore domestic alternatives to foreign fuel imports.
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- Cuban energy minister denies link to fuel shipments intercepted by US, says oil imports by private firms insufficient.
- The Cuban government is pushing ahead with its plans to transition to renewable energy, amid a de facto oil blockade from the United States that has strangled the island’s economy.
- In an interview with the Reuters news agency on Monday, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy explained that the blockade has forced Cuba to explore domestic alternatives to foreign fuel imports.
Sources: Al Jazeera