Perez-Oliva commented on national television that those will be the most important strategic actions in the context imposed by US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on nations or companies that send oil to the island.

The deputy prime minister considered that Trump’s decree is an attempt to impede fuel supplies to the island and increase the scope of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade officially imposed since 1962 by successive US administrations.

He also condemned the imposition of sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba’s leading energy partner, which creates “additional problems by hindering and increasing the cost of fuel supplies from that country.”

The available fuel is and will be used to protect essential services for the population and indispensable economic activities, he asserted, explaining that electricity generation is sustained by domestic crude oil production, associated gas, and renewable sources.

He noted that the water supply to the population, basic healthcare services, and foreign exchange earnings are being protected; and additionally, “activities prepared for defense and domestic order are being ensured.”

Perez-Oliva affirmed that the government’s first decision is to continue the program of installing photovoltaic solar parks, as part of the investments achieving the sustainability of the electrical power system “without depending on fuel imports.”

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