'We have absolutely no fuel': Cuba energy minister warns of collapse amid 'genocidal' US blockade
Cuba’s energy and mines minister has warned that the country has run out of diesel and fuel oil, saying US sanctions and restrictions have left the island’s power system in crisis.
Vicente de la O Levy said on Wednesday that Cuba has no remaining stocks of diesel or fuel oil, with only limited domestic gas production available.
He described the national energy system as “critical,” adding that shortages have led to blackouts of up to 20–22 hours in parts of Havana.
"The sum of the different types of fuel: crude oil, fuel oil, of which we have absolutely none; diesel, of which we have absolutely none - I am being repetitive - the only thing we have is gas from our wells, where production has grown," de la O Levy insisted in the interview with state TV.
He said Cuba is willing to buy fuel “from any country willing to sell,” adding that US measures have limited access to key suppliers, including Venezuela and Mexico, which have reduced shipments under pressure from Washington.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described the situation as “particularly tense,” saying the illegal US economic sanctions targeting the energy sector have left the country unable to secure stable fuel imports.
"This dramatic worsening has a single cause: the genocidal energy blockade to which the United States subjects our country, threatening irrational tariffs against any nation that supplies us with fuel," he wrote on social media on Wednesday.
The energy crisis has disrupted essential services across the island. Hospitals have been forced to operate under emergency conditions, while schools, government offices, and transport systems have been affected by prolonged power cuts. Tourism, a key source of revenue, has also been hit.
US President Donald Trump has made clear that he desires "regime change" in Cuba.
The United States maintains its unlawful sanctions policy and says the measures are intended to encourage "changes" in Cuba’s political system.
Cuba has not received significant fuel shipments since January 2026, deepening one of its worst energy crises in decades.
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