Coal

Cuban writer after 7 days without electricity: The revolution is "charging everything that needs to be charged."

"My mother died talking about water and blackouts": The heart-wrenching testimony of a Cuban teacher

Cuban boy touching the coffee maker in his house: "It's filthy because communism leads to this."

Coal in Cuba: a bag can cost half of the salary, reflects photographer and entrepreneur

Warnings about the dangers of smoke and toxic gases from cooking with charcoal in high-rise buildings in Santiago de Cuba

Cubans invent their charcoal stoves: Ingenuity in the face of the energy collapse

The official newspaper boasts about coal exports, and Cubans erupt: "What does the people cook with?"

"That doesn't exist, it doesn't matter": Cubans react to the new price of 350 CUP for the gas cylinder

"Still Exists": Official Publication on Coal Plates Angers Cubans

Sancti Spíritus instructs its agricultural enterprises to produce charcoal

A Cuban stirs outrage on social media by claiming that the U.S. will not defeat him: "At least there's something to cook."

There is an abundance of marabou, but not enough charcoal: Las Tunas is wasting one of its greatest resources

Coal at 4,000 pesos: cooking during blackouts becomes 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 build ovens 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 goes missing in Matanzas after venturing 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 soars in Cuba: “You bought it super cheap.”

Even coal is "a mission impossible" 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 denounces shortages and exorbitant prices at a fair

"The rice is finished": a Cuban prepares breadfruit with fried egg and her video goes viral

"I don't want to resist, 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 cook beans

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

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

Trump publishes list of actions to eliminate green energy regulations and invest in fossil fuels

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

Cubana showcases 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 war

Seven facts that explain why Díaz-Canel speaks of firewood for cooking in 2026

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

Cuba, year 2026: "We are almost aboriginals"

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 a grandson who do not give up in the face of Cuba's crisis

When gasoline runs out, ingenuity shines: The Cuban who powered his Fiat with coal

Is this a meme? Cuban soldiers boast about "staff attention" with coal delivery, sparking a wave of mockery

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

Official press talks about coal as an "eco-friendly alternative" amid full 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 pepillo sent it to me."

Cuba in survival mode: How to create a stove with sawdust for cooking without electricity or gas

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

They steal the pressure cooker that was on the charcoal stove softening the beans

Artists astonish in Isla de la Juventud with a giant Mona Lisa painted with charcoal right on 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 widespread power outage in Cuba: "Something is better than nothing?"

"Cubans never have a day of joy": Cuban reflects on 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 insufficient reforestation: the triple blow to Cuba's green lung

The pork vendor from Matanzas lights a charcoal oven on the street so that the neighbors can brew coffee every morning

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

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