The Turkish floating power plant Erol Bey has today finally left Cuba, becoming the eighth after seven others, during a severe energy crisis, according to EFE, although official authorities have not confirmed this.
Erol Bey, which has a capacity of 63 megawatts (MW), departed the port of Havana early in the day.
In April, local authorities reported that only two such stations were operating on the island. These stations were used to generate power for only two weeks due to the arrival of a Russian tanker carrying 740 thousand barrels, equivalent to one hundred thousand tons of crude oil.
Cuba has been experiencing a serious energy crisis since mid-2024, which has worsened due to the US oil blockade that began in January. This blockade hinders the import of oil necessary to supply Cuban thermal and Turkish floating power plants.
Among the consequences of this crisis are daily power outages that can exceed 20 hours, an almost complete halt of public transport, a reduction in medical care to a minimum level, and a sharp, widespread increase in prices.
