The Council of State of Cuba, at the proposal of President Miguel Díaz-Canel, appointed Vicente de la O Levy on Monday as the new Minister of Energy and Mines, replacing Liván Arronte.

Meanwhile, Alfredo López Valdés was appointed as the new director of the state-owned National Electrical Union (UNE), instead of Jorge Armando Cepero. De la O Levy and López Valdés had already occupied the general direction of UNE.