Coal

There is plenty of marabou, but not enough coal: Las Tunas is wasting one of its greatest resources

Coal at 4,000 pesos: cooking during blackouts becomes yet another luxury in Sancti Spíritus

A baby who suffered burns while his parents were cooking with charcoal in Santiago de Cuba has been discharged from the hospital

Coal invades the neighborhoods of Santiago: Cubans set up furnaces to produce "black gold."

Cuban animal rights activist burns herself while cooking with charcoal for her dogs: "No one can find peace with the life we lead."

63-year-old woman disappears in Matanzas after going into the woods to search for charcoal

The government in Camagüey is trying to contain the coal crisis with official prices and limited distribution

The price of a bag of coal skyrockets in Cuba: "You bought it super cheap."

Even coal is "an impossible mission" in Cuba

Prices in Bayamo: a carton of eggs for 4,000 pesos, a pound of sugar for 400, and oil for 1,500

"Everything feels like a curfew": Cuban woman denounces shortages and exorbitant prices at a fair

"Rice is over": Cuban prepares breadfruit with fried egg and her video goes viral

"I don't want to endure, I want to live": Mother of Cuban activist Anna Bensi rejects the romanticization of poverty imposed by the regime

It started with electricity and ended with coal: The odyssey of a Cuban woman to make some beans

Odyssey of a Cuban mother to light the coal: "You either overcome the system or the system overcomes you."

Cubana ignites her charcoal stove with pages from "The Diary of Che in Bolivia."

Trump releases a list of actions to eliminate green energy regulations and bet on fossil fuels

Cubans invent ways to cook with charcoal while a company exports that same product to Europe

Cubana reveals the redesign of its pressure cooker: "This saves me during power outages."

"How many more bags of coal do I have to buy?": Cuban woman denounces exhaustion from blackouts

The regime condemns Cubans to cook with charcoal while Díaz-Canel plays at being a warrior

Seven pieces of information that explain why Díaz-Canel talks about firewood for cooking in 2026

Founder of CUPET urges to keep "the revolution alive." Really?

Cuba, 2026: "We are almost indigenous."

Díaz-Canel justifies cooking with charcoal in Cuba as a demonstration of "creative resistance."

Tutorials for Surviving in Cuba: How to Light Charcoal Without Fuel

A grandmother and her grandson who refuse to give in to the crisis in Cuba

When gasoline is in short supply, ingenuity thrives: The Cuban who made his Fiat run on coal

Is this a meme? Cuban soldiers boast about "personnel care" with the delivery of coal and spark a wave of mockery

While the world debates Artificial Intelligence, Cuba survives with wood and coal stoves

The official press refers to coal as an "ecological alternative" amid the ongoing crisis

Coal: The Business of the Moment in Cuba, Born from Darkness

Coal and Fans: The Incentive for Baseball Players in Las Tunas

Cuban grandmother receives a special gift and her reaction goes viral: "My little one sent it to me."

Cuba in survival mode: This is how to create a stove using sawdust to cook without electricity or gas

Between rice, peas, and hope: This is how those evacuated by Hurricane Melissa are being fed in Granma

They stole the pressure cooker that she had on the charcoal stove softening the beans

Artists amaze in Isla de la Juventud with a giant Mona Lisa painted with charcoal in the middle of the street

At least 60,000 Cuban prisoners produce tobacco and charcoal that end up in Europe under forced labor, according to NGOs

They are selling bundles of firewood in Las Tunas due to the nationwide blackout in Cuba: "Something is better than nothing?"

"Cubans never have a day of joy": Cuban reveals her reality in "the coal era."

Coal exports are increasing, and Cubans are asking: "What about the people's coal?"

Cuban in Cienfuegos Turns Old Rice Cookers into Charcoal Stoves

"‘Neither vulnerable nor bedridden’: official excuse to deny liquefied gas to a sick elderly woman in Matanzas."

From gas to coal: Cuban government promotes the use of briquettes for cooking amid the energy crisis

Fires, deforestation, and less reforestation: the triple blow to Cuba's green lung

The matancero ponchero lights a charcoal oven in the street so that the neighbors can brew coffee every morning

Alert: More than 9 million Cubans cook under precarious conditions due to the energy crisis

Young person recounts the ordeal of getting liquefied gas in Cuba: "That's why you'll see many people cooking with charcoal."

Without rice, without gas, and waiting for coal: This is how Santiago de Cuba is

They are exporting coal from Cuba while it is becoming scarce and more expensive for the people

"With plastic because there is no fuel": Cuban shows how he lights the charcoal when the blackout hits

"With raccoon-like dark circles": Cuban shows how she survives amid blackouts and soot from coal in pots

This is how charcoal is lit in Cuba: It’s not a tutorial, it’s the harsh reality for thousands of families

Official journalist confirms that families in Cuba are using doors and windows as firewood for cooking

Official newspaper highlights the struggle of cooking without electricity in Cuba