Cuba is offsetting power blackouts and shortages worsened by Donald Trump’s near-total oil blockade with the help of soaring imports of solar technology from China.
Beijing supplied 1 gigawatt of photovoltaic panels to the communist island last year and has promised more support as Cuba seeks to generate 15 per cent of its power from renewables in 2026, according to its new economic and social plan.
Cuba’s moribund economy relies heavily on oil imports and its antiquated electricity grid depends on its own meagre fossil fuel production. Chinese solar power has become a lifeline as Cuba’s grid became increasingly prone to collapse: last month two nationwide blackouts took place within a week.
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