Türkiye sends floating power pant to Cuba to ease energy crisis PHOTO

Cuba has turned to a Türkiye solution to its escalating energy crisis, leasing a floating power station from Karpowership, part of Karadeniz Holding.

The vessel, named Belgin Sultan, was recently seen moored in Havana, ready to supplement the island’s struggling electricity supply, Caliber.Az reports via Turkish media.

The Caribbean nation has faced repeated blackouts in recent weeks, with the national grid collapsing twice in a single week, leaving around 10 million people in darkness. A tightening US oil embargo has exacerbated the crisis, intensified following recent operations in Venezuela.

While preparing militarily for possible threats from the United States, Cuba is also seeking to stabilise its energy infrastructure. Authorities have turned to leased floating power stations to support the ageing, oil-dependent electricity network.

Earlier aid from Russia helped temporarily ease the shortage, with a Russian-flagged tanker delivering approximately 700,000 barrels of crude oil to Cuba’s Matanzas terminal at the end of March. Moscow reportedly plans further shipments, with Washington reportedly allowing deliveries to avoid potential naval conflicts.

Karpowership, which operates the world’s only fleet of energy ships, designed and built the first “Powership” floating power station. It can generate up to 76 MW of electricity.

Karpowership’s fleet of vessels, capable of operating on LNG, natural gas, or liquid fuels, delivers power services across several countries, including Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mozambique, Senegal, Iraq, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic.

By Aghakazim Guliyev