Cuba Weighs $100m US Aid Offer as Energy Crisis Deepens
Havana said it is studying a $100 million US humanitarian aid offer as fuel shortages and rolling blackouts intensify across the island. Around 70% of Cuba is currently subject to scheduled power cuts lasting many hours. The offer is read as a tentative softening of decades-old US economic pressure.
Cuba's government said it is reviewing a $100 million US humanitarian aid offer extended during the island's deepening energy crisis. Havana did not share the conditions attached to the offer, but the package is intended to cover fuel, food and medicine.
Cuba's energy ministry confirmed scheduled power cuts will continue across roughly 70% of the country. A shortage of spare parts for thermal plants, lower crude imports and higher fuel prices linked to the Iran war have all fed the crisis. Residents are reporting disruption to food storage, water pumping and basic medical care.
US State Department-linked sources said the offer falls under a humanitarian aid framework already authorised by Congress. If accepted, it would represent a small but symbolic easing of six decades of economic pressure on Havana. Cuban authorities said they are 'studying' the proposal but offered no decision timeline.
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