The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, expressed the country's willingness to provide support to Cuba through the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) amid the energy crisis facing the island, with power outages expected to affect more than a third of its territory on Wednesday.
Sheinbaum mentioned that the possibility of providing fuel as part of humanitarian aid to the Cuban people is being evaluated. The electrical crisis in Cuba has worsened since August, with an increase in power outages that have reached historic levels before the total blackout last Friday.
The lack of foreign currency to import fuel and the frequent breakdowns in the country's obsolete thermoelectric plants have been identified as the main causes of the electricity cuts. The Mexican president reiterated Mexico's commitment to the sovereignty of peoples and spoke out against the blockade on Cuba, arguing that it directly affects the population.
Sheinbaum recalled that Mexico had already provided support to Cuba in the past, emphasizing that the current aid focuses on technical assistance from the CFE. In the past, Mexico is said to have sent at least 200 million dollars in oil to Cuba in 2023, according to estimates from the University of Texas, although it was clarified at that time that it was not a donation from Mexican Petroleum (Pemex).
Mexico's stance is based on its foreign policy of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other countries and its defense of the self-determination of peoples, Sheinbaum pointed out regarding the possible aid to Cuba amid the electrical crisis it faces.
