The Minister of Energy and Mines of Cuba, Vicente de la O Levy, stated this Wednesday on the official program of Mesa Redonda that the world is moving towards a model where each consumer generates their own electricity.
"We can no longer think of electrical systems as a rigid structure. The concept of deep distributed generation has emerged— it was the Commander in Chief who initiated distributed generation— and today the world is talking about this form of generation because it involves each consumer generating their own electricity, and we need to make progress on that front," the official stated.
The minister's statements came amid an energy crisis that has subjected Cubans to extensive blackouts, with a maximum deficit of 1,945 megawatts recorded in recent weeks.
Levy also referred to the balance of the National Electricity System, attempting to provide an optimistic perspective on the country's energy future, despite the current situation being far from improving.
However, Cubans quickly reacted with skepticism to the official's words. Lots of talk, lots of words but no results, summed up the widespread frustration of the population regarding the repeated promises that remain unfulfilled.
Regarding the fuel supply, Díaz-Canel himself described that shipment as symbolic, which highlights the actual limitations of the external support the island receives to maintain its struggling electrical grid.
Previously, it had been reported that a second Russian oil tanker was expected to arrive in Cuba, which generated some anticipation, although it was insufficient to resolve the deep structural crisis in the sector.
The minister's speech recalls that of Fidel Castro, who promoted distributed generation in 2005, an initiative that decades later still has not turned into a real solution for Cuban households.
The Energy Minister himself admitted on Wednesday that the only fuel shipment received in over four months—the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin—is insufficient and its contents will last only until the end of April.
"With this ship, we have until the end of this month. That is to say, we have a few days left because today is already April 22. We have until the end of this month," declared the minister on the government-run program Mesa Redonda.
The warning is critical: Cuba needs eight ships per month of all fuels to meet its energy and economic needs, but has only received one since December 2025.
The minister acknowledged that the regime is currently operating at half of its capacity due to a lack of fuel: "We are working at 50% of our potential," he stated, adding that "the issue of fuel is currently the most significant factor affecting electricity generation."
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