"Energía Joven": The regime's new presentation to explain its strategy for the recovery of the SEN

Amid the national energy storm, with power outages exceeding 20 hours daily in many provinces and a deficit of around 1,800 MW, the Cuban regime launched its latest propaganda spectacle: an initiative called “Youth Energy”, whose stated purpose is to explain the recovery strategy of the National Electric System (SEN) and promote energy conservation among the population.

The initiative, presented this Saturday by the First Secretary of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), Meyvis Estévez Echevarría, and the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, was launched at an official event that, as usual, was filled with slogans and empty phrases.

According to the official Prensa Latina, the group will travel across the country to “” and, according to its promoters, “.” In a country where electricity is scarce, but awareness of its value is not, the announcement has generated perplexity and rejection among wide sectors of the population.

While Cubans endure sweltering temperatures, without water, without refrigeration, and unable to sleep at night, the government of Miguel Díaz-Canel chooses to mobilize uniformed youth to repeat speeches in workplaces, as if propaganda could substitute the megawatts that are lacking, leaving entire communities without power for more than 20 hours a day.

Beyond the anecdote, the "Energía Joven" operation is a crude attempt to distract from the true causes of the collapse of the SEN: the sustained neglect of energy infrastructure, corruption in state management, lack of investment in maintenance, and a fuel crisis that has been exacerbated by poor planning and a priority on investments in hotels rather than in infrastructure and basic needs.

"The people trust the youth for the most difficult tasks," said one of the leaders of the UJC during the founding event of the group. However, what the population needs are not speeches or revolutionary mystique, but electricity, honesty in information, and real technical solutions.

The expedition, instead of providing answers, becomes another symbol of the disconnection between the authorities and everyday reality. Rather than addressing the root of the problem, the regime opts for a familiar formula: more theatrics, more slogans, and less transparency.

In the midst of the blackout, the only energy growing in Cuba is that of popular frustration.