"Ten percent of the Caribbean nation’s electricity was generated by renewable energy in 2025, up from 3.6% in 2024."
"The Trump administration’s fuel blockade against Cuba has resulted in widespread power outages, gas shortages, garbage in the streets, and a humanitarian crisis – but also a surge in solar installations.
In 2025, the Caribbean nation produced 10% of its electricity from renewable sources, a jump from 3.6% in 2024, according to Rosell Guerra Campaña, director of the Ministry of Renewable Energy at Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Cuba’s increased reliance on renewables is driven by dire necessity.
Since President Donald Trump’s January 2026 executive order imposing tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba, gas and diesel supplies have grown sparse, forcing many residents to stay home."
Pearl Marvell reports for Yale Climate Connections April 16, 2026.
