The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) launched an International Energy and Electricity Mission to bolster Cuba’s National Electric System.

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP, in Spanish) launched an International Energy and Electricity Mission on December 14, 2025, to support member nations, particularly Cuba’s National Electric System (SEN, in Spanish), which has been severely impacted by the United States blockade against the country.

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The initiative emerged from the XXV ALBA-TCP Summit, celebrating the organization’s 21st anniversary. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed the mission, emphasizing its cooperative “spirit”, akin to the successful “Mision Milagro”, a Cuban-Venezuelan health program that has restored vision for millions people in Latin America since its creation in 2004.

President Maduro clarified that while the mission benefits nine ALBA-TCP countries, its immediate focus is on Cuba, where the U.S. blockade has significantly hampered the island’s ability to optimize its electrical infrastructure.

Text reads: “The #ALBA countries, meeting today at their 25th Summit, approved the creation of the “Special International Energy and Electricity Mission in Support of the People of #Cuba”, an initiative of the President of #Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.“

As its primary task, this mission will “extraordinarily support the people of Cuba in their fight against the blockade and its impact on all energy and electricity matters”, he stated.

Following the approval of the summit’s final declaration, the Venezuelan President instructed his Minister of Electricity, Jorge Marquez, to prioritize this crucial mission.

Blockade’s Devastating Economic and Social Impact

The U.S. blockade against Cuba, enforced since 1962, has inflicted economic losses exceeding $2.1 trillion, according to a report presented by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs last October, considering current prices and the dollar’s performance against gold in the international market.

The report underscores the profound disparity in resources; for instance, the revenue lost in just 60 days of the blockade, approximately $1.6 billion, would be sufficient to cover the fuel needed for an entire year of electricity generation across the island.

Moreover, $250 million, lost over merely 12 days, could fund the annual maintenance of Cuba’s entire National Electric System. A single month of blockade, costing the nation $600 million, could finance a national investment plan in solar energy to generate 1,015 megawatts, as various reports indicate. This extensive financial drain directly obstructs Cuba’s efforts to develop and maintain its energy infrastructure, perpetuating the challenges faced by its electrical grid.

The U.S. economic, comercial and financial blockade against Cuba further exacerbates this crisis, severely limiting the island’s access to international resources, spare parts, and credit lines that would be vital for upgrading and maintaining its national electro-energy system.

Currently, Cuba’s SEN remains in a critical state, experiencing deficits that often exceed 1,800 megawatts (MW) against peak demands of 3,450 MW. In response, the Cuban government has presented a Government Program for National Electric System Recovery to its Parliament, outlining a path towards energy sovereignty.

This is a new demonstration of the essence of the Alliance, as a mechanism that puts at the center solidarity and cooperation among fraternal peoples, today in a vital and critical issue for #Cuba.

In this sense, the creation of the ALBA-TCP energy mission represents a concrete step towards regional solidarity in mitigating these humanitarian and economic challenges imposed by the blockade.

Cuba Thanks ALBA-TCP for Energy Mission

Cuban Government extended profound gratitude to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) for approving an International Energy and Electricity Mission.

The Cuban Foreign Minister shared the nation’s appreciation via social media, emphasizing the alliance’s enduring commitment to solidarity and cooperation.

Text reads: “We appreciate the decision of the XXV Summit of @ALBATCP, on the initiative of President Nicolas Maduro, to create the “Special International Energy and Electricity Mission in support of the people of Cuba”. It is a further demonstration of the essence of the Alliance as a mechanism that places solidarity and cooperation among fraternal peoples at the heart of its work.”

The creation of the International Energy and Electricity Mission underscores ALBA-TCP’s foundational principles of solidarity and mutual assistance among its member nations, prioritizing the people’s welfare, and solidifies ALBA-TCP’s role as a crucial block for regional support, particularly in the face of imperial threats and interventionist attempts by the United States.

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