(FILES) An old car passes by the Ernesto Che Guevara thermoelectric plant in Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque Province, Cuba, on April 8, 2024. In view of the 'energy emergency' facing Cuba, the government has decided to paralyze all non-essential state work activities, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said on October 17, 2024. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)