China to help Cuba with solar energy amid US oil blockade and total power outage

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 2 min read 75% complete by Ralph JenningsMarch 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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China is providing solar energy to Cuba amid a total power outage and US oil embargo. Beijing's ambassador to Cuba, Hua Xin, announced joint energy projects with China, including developing renewable sources such as solar. The efforts aim to ease a "complex power situation" in the Caribbean nation. Chinese donors have already installed 5,000 household solar energy equipment sets at three Cuban clinics and a home for the elderly. China has also helped Cuba develop 49 new solar parks, with more planned by 2028. The move is seen as a sign of Beijing's economic footprint in Latin America, with Hua stating that China views the region as a "big family" of sovereign countries.

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International Action Centre 30% CiberCuba 40% Xinhua News Agency 40% Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs 50% Beijing ×250% Donald Trump 60% Hua Xin ×270% United States ×280% China ×590% Cuba ×790%

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South China Morning Post

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China

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