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Héctor Ríos Morales

Solar Panels Help Clinics and Businesses in Cuba Stay Open Amid Power Outages and U.S. Oil Blockades

With Cuba being pushed to the brink of collapse by oil blockades, and even with the arrival of a much-awaited Russian oil tanker, the whole island keeps experiencing power outages, putting the most vulnerable, such as hospitals, at major risk.

According to a new report, many medical centers and hospitals in Cuba have been able to counter those outages with solar panels, with the support of the humanitarian organization Nuestra America Convoy, and authorization from the Cuban government.

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