PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, April 19 (UPI) -- Cuba has said it is willing to help Haiti address its energy crisis.
The offer of help, reported by Haitian Metropole radio, was made by President Fidel Castro to Haiti's new leader, Rene Preval, following the latter's visit to Havana.
Haiti's power crisis was the main topic of discussion between the two sides, Cuba's AIN news agency reported.
Separately, U.S. experts are helping the country's main utility, state-run Ed'H utility, to improve the electricity output.
The Peligre power plant and Ed'H's thermal power plants produce less than 50 mW of electricity a day. Port-au-Prince alone needs 200 mW, the radio report said.
The utility says it is plagued by technical problems and the theft of electricity from the grid. Instability in Haiti is also a factor, it says.
