The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced that Mexico will provide fuel support to Cuba for humanitarian reasons due to the power outages affecting the population of the Caribbean island. In this regard, 400,000 barrels of oil will be allocated as part of this aid.
In this context, it is important to remember that in 2023 Mexico sent at least 200 million dollars in oil to Cuba, according to estimates from the Energy Institute of the University of Texas. Despite this, at the time, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) denied that it was a donation. Sheinbaum recently emphasized that the current assistance is limited to technical support provided by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).
The energy crisis in Cuba has worsened in recent months due to fuel shortages resulting from problems importing it due to a lack of foreign currency, as well as the constant failures in the country's aging thermoelectric plants. More than half of the island will experience power cuts this Thursday, according to projections from the Cuban Electric Union (UNE).
"To give you an idea, Mexico produces between 1.6 and 1.8 million barrels daily. The 400,000 barrels destined for Cuba do not even equal a day's production," Sheinbaum emphasized. The president assured that Mexico will support Cuba for humanitarian reasons and reiterated the country's position against the U.S. blockade towards the Caribbean nation.
