Cuba afrontará una "grave crisis" en pocas semanas si no recibe más crudo, según experto
La escasez de combustible en los últimos meses -principalmente por la falta de divisas del Estado cubano para importarlo- era responsable de gran parte de los apagones que sufre la isla, de más de 20 horas al día en amplias regiones del país.
TL;DR
- Cuba could face a "grave crisis" in six to eight weeks without further oil and fuel imports.
- US sanctions on entities supplying oil to Cuba could worsen the situation.
- Diesel is crucial, comprising about 20% of Cuba's fuel demand and vital for transportation, agriculture, industry, water, and distributed power generation.
- Distributed power generation, fueled by diesel and fuel oil, provides around 40% of the national energy supply.
- Shortages of foreign currency have already led to prolonged blackouts.
- Cuba needs approximately 110,000 barrels of oil daily, with about two-thirds needing to be imported.
- Venezuela's supply has decreased significantly, and Mexico and Russia also supply smaller amounts.