The Turkish power station Erol Bey left Cuba today, after another seven, in an energy crisis, according to EFE, although official authorities do not confirm the exit.
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03/11/2026
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Lusa
A turkey's floating power station, Erol Bey, has now definitively left Cuba, after another seven, in the midst of an energy crisis, supported the EFE, although the official authorities have not confirmed the exit.
Erol Bey, with a capacity of 63 megawatts (MW), left Havana port in the early afternoon.
In April, authorities reported that only two such plants existed on the island.
The plants then served to generate energy for only two weeks, thanks to the arrival of a Russian oil tanker with 740,000 barrels, equivalent to 100,000 tons of crude.
Cuba has been experiencing a serious energy crisis since mid 2024, which has worsened with the US oil siege since January, which prevented oil imports, which served to supply Cuban thermoelectric plants and Turkish floating plants.
Among the consequences are daily energy cuts that exceed 20 hours, as well as the almost total stoppage of public transport, the reduction of hospital care at minimum levels and a strong and widespread rise in prices.