Cuba Denounces Its Electrical System Is Victim of Atrocious U.S. War

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced this Thursday, June 11, that the precarious situation of the island's electroenergetic system is not the responsibility of local management, but rather a consequence of financial and commercial persecution exercised by the U.S. government.

According to the Foreign Minister, "Cuba's electrical system is not a victim of neglect. It is a victim of an atrocious war. Whoever deliberately executes it knows perfectly well the harm it causes to the population and hides behind the façade of lies and propaganda," the official stated.

Rodríguez pointed out that due to U.S. measures, such as the presidential memoranda of 2017 and 2026, along with Cuba's reinclusion on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list in 2021 and 2025, "they have turned us into a 'high-risk' country for any transaction, business, and foreign investment," he specified.

The head of Cuban diplomacy detailed that these policies block basic transactions and scare off trade partners, preventing maintenance of energy infrastructure despite having the necessary funds.

Among the examples shared on his social networks, the official mentioned the 2023 cancellation of a sale of turbine spare parts by a European firm due to fear of U.S. sanctions, even though Cuba had the financing. He also referred to the 2025 denial of technical assistance by a company from a friendly country for the Cienfuegos thermoelectric plant, because the parts contained more than 10 percent U.S.-origin components.

"Added to all this, 40 foreign banks have refused to operate with Cuba, blocking 140 bank transfers, many of them related to payments for the purchase of solar or wind technology," he explained.

Finally, the chancellor warned about the energy siege the country is suffering, intensified by a recent U.S. executive order from January of this year that imposes punitive tariffs on nations that supply oil to Cuba. That measure was implemented under the pretext that the Greater Antilles represents an alleged threat to U.S. security, an argument rejected by both the Cuban government and people as well as by various citizens, leaders, and organizations worldwide.

"Before the energy siege, oil tankers transporting fuel to Cuba were threatened with fines, asset seizures, exclusion from the global financial system, and even interception on the high seas and confiscation of their cargo," the Chancellor recalled.