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January 30, 2026

What Does Maduro’s Ouster Mean for Cuba’s Power Sector?

Cuba’s oil-dependent electrical grid faces rising supply shortages after the U.S. government announced it would blockade all fuel shipments from Venezuela. Santiago de Cuba’s oil terminal is pictured. // File Photo: Maritime Art Blog via Adobe Stock.

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Juan Prado Bustamante, partner, and Gigas Grillo De Lambarri, associate, both at Llona & Bustamante Abogados in Lima: “The initiative to reorganize and privatize Petroperú under interim President José Jerí faces a complex scenario. Petroperú has been going through a financial, organizational and operational turmoil for quite a while, weakening its competitiveness and demanding government funding to continue its operations. The Talara refinery is Petroperú’s most important asset, but also its most problematic one: Modernization has brought cost overruns, delays and doubts about its viability in the context of the energy transition. Splitting Talara from the rest of the company to attract private investors could be logical, focusing investment and sharing risk. Yet…”

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A sister publication of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor, the weekly Energy Advisor captures fresh analysis from business leaders and government officials on the most important developments in oil and gas, biofuels, the power sector, renewables, new technologies, and the policy debates shaping the future of energy in the Western Hemisphere and beyond. To subscribe or for more information, contact Gene Kuleta, editor of the Advisor, at gkuleta@thedialogue.org.

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board of advisors

Nigel Blackaby
Global Head, International Arbitration Group,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Jimena Blanco
Chief Analyst,
Verisk Maplecroft

María José Cortés
Head of ESG,
Atlas Renewable Energy

Jeffrey Davidow
Senior Counselor,
The Cohen Group

Analia Gonzalez
Leader, Arbitration & Litigation,
Laitn America, BakerHostetler

Jonathan C. Hamilton
Partner,
White & Case

Raul Herrera
Partner, Corporate &
Securities Practice,
Arnold & Porter

James R. Jones
Chairman,
Monarch Global Strategies

Jorge Kamine
Partner, Corporate &
Financial Services,
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Craig A. Kelly
Senior Director,
Int’l Government Relations,
Exxon Mobil

Jeremy Martin
Director,
Energy Program,
Institute of the Americas

Larry Pascal
Chairman, Americas
Practice Group,
Haynes & Boone

R. Kirk Sherr
President,
Clearview Strategy Group

Daniela Stevens
Director,
Energy Transition and Climate Program,
Inter-American Dialogue

Doris Rodríguez
Partner,
Hunton Andrews Kurth

Alexandra Valderrama
Director,
International Government
Affairs, Chevron

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