Some of you may have seen recent news about Cuba’s growing energy crisis. With oil shipments from Venezuela and Mexico significantly reduced, the situation has become even more severe. Although Cuba produces some oil domestically, it meets only 40–50% of the country’s needs. For more than two years, the national electric grid—dependent on petroleum and long overdue for maintenance—has suffered repeated failures, plunging most cities, and at times the entire island, into daily blackouts. In many communities, electricity is unavailable for up to 20 hours a day, and the worsening fuel shortage is almost certain to extend these outages even further.
Today, the Associated Press published an article highlighting how the lack of reliable electricity is affecting everyday life across Cuba. You may read the article below or directly on their website. You can read it here
In response to this ongoing crisis, we launched a solar power initiative in September 2025 to equip our partner churches with sustainable energy. With solar power, these churches are able to remain open during blackouts—serving as places of refuge, distributing aid, charging medical devices, and continuing ministry to their communities when the grid goes dark. To date, three churches have solar power fully installed, and two more are currently in progress. This leaves two churches still in need of funding..
We are asking for your help to complete this effort. The cost to fund solar installation for the remaining two churches is $8000. Your support will provide lasting power—and lasting hope—when it is needed most.