Cuba Faces Severe Energy Crisis After Oil Supply Cuts and Online Delivery Portal Ceases Operations
Cuba experienced widespread blackouts and fuel shortages after its primary oil supplier, Venezuela, halted deliveries and an online portal used for U.S. shipments to Cuba stopped taking orders. The country's population of 10 million people faced daily blackouts exceeding 20 hours and empty gas stations. Food prices spiked and shortages occurred, according to Gdelt. Venezuela had been Cuba's main油料
An online portal used to send U.S. deliveries to Cuba stopped taking orders. Venezuela had been Havana's biggest oil supplier for decades, but Caracas pulled the plug on Cuba after Nicolas Maduro was out of power in Venezuela. The Trump administration threatened tariffs on countries that send oil to the communist-run government of Cuba. Blackouts stretching past 20 hours per day became the new normal in many areas of Cuba, and gas stations eventually cleared because there was no longer any gas. Food prices spiked and shortages occurred in Cuba, according to Gdelt. Cuba has a population of 10 million people.
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