Can solar power help Cuba survive the US oil blockade?

As United States oil restrictions tighten around Cuba, the island nation is turning to an unlikely savior: the sun. With support from China, Cuba is importing solar panels and batteries at record levels, rapidly building dozens of solar parks across the island. According to France 24, reporting from Havana, it's becoming one of the world's fastest energy transitions—not by choice, but by necessity.

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