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Michel E. Torres Corona, conductor and main spokesperson for the state program Con Filo, a photograph celebrating the installation of solar panels at the headquarters of Grupo Editorial Nuevo Milenio, describing the event as "a small step towards energy self-sustainability" and assuring that they are "moving in the right direction."
The on Facebook shows six people posing on the rooftop of the building next to a photovoltaic solar panel mounted on a sloped metal structure. The installation agreement was signed with the state company Soluciones Energéticamente Eficientes, a microenterprise with only six employees focused on energy efficiency and renewables. "And no tiger, nor tiger's son, nor tiger's grandson will stop us!" wrote Torres Corona under the image.
The celebration is striking in the context that Cuba is experiencing. On March 16, just days before the publication, the country suffered a total collapse of the National Electric System that lasted 29 hours and left more than nine million people without electricity. Nine out of the 16 thermoelectric units in the country are out of service, and the generation deficit reaches up to 2,040 megawatts. Power outages in Havana last up to 15 hours daily; in the provinces, they can last up to 48 hours.
The energy crisis worsened since January 2026, when the Trump administration signed oil sanctions that cut off fuel supply to the island. The UN warned in February that Cuba could face collapse due to the lack of fuel for basic needs. In this scenario, renewable energy accounts for less than 5% of the country's total generation, far from the official goal of 24% by 2030.
Torres Corona is no stranger to controversy. Earlier this month, he called protesters in Morón, Ciego de Ávila "beasts that insult and destroy". In February, he accused young members of the Fuera de la Caja group of spreading "anticommunist propaganda" and labeled them "evangelicals with Trump hats." In October 2025, he lectured Cuban emigrants for having electricity while the island was suffering from blackouts. And in July of that same year, he complained about the "lack of resources" to produce the program, which triggered a wave of Cubans demanding his removal from television.
Last Tuesday, a citizen confronted him in the streets of Havana, calling him a "shameless communist," in a video that went viral on social media.
Con Filo is broadcast on Cubavisión, TeleRebelde, and Canal Caribe, and is co-produced by Cubadebate, La Pupila Insomne, and ICRT. While the regime rhetorically promotes renewable energies as a solution to the crisis, the distributed generation remains paralyzed due to a lack of fuel, and the scale of micro-enterprises like the one that installed the panel at the Torres Corona publishing house is minimal compared to the systemic collapse experienced by the Cuban population.
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