AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEnergy: Power returned to eastern Cuba after a failure on the Nuevitas–Las Tunas line, but the fragile grid remains short of generation capacity. Solar is helping fill gaps: U.S. shipments of solar cells and modules reached $6.3 million in the first seven months of 2026, while Etecsa installed 32 panels in Antilla to keep telecom sites running for about nine hours. Business Adaptation: A bakery in Artemisa has replaced diesel with marabou wood to keep its ovens operating, a makeshift response to fuel shortages. Trade: Venezuelan oil experts estimate Cuba’s debt to Caracas at more than $20 billion, linked to decades of oil-for-services cooperation. Tourism: Cuba received 64.4% fewer international visitors in January–August than a year earlier; a Spanish economic outlet also cited a forecast of a 10.3% GDP contraction this year.
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