CUBA Updates

Cuba inviting key energy stakeholders to attend event

June 2, 2016

The Cuban Government, which is managing a proprietary invite list for the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Forum, has confirmed it is inviting upward of 30 key officials to attend the event in September. The invitation list comprises senior officials drawn from government ministries and key state-owned enterprises all of whom are actively engaged in the […]

Rosell Guerra, Cuba’s Director of Renewable Energy, Confirms Role at CEIF

May 31, 2016

Rosell Guerra Campaña, the Director of Renewable Energy within the Ministry of Energy & Mines, has confirmed he will participate at CEIF. In 2014 the Government announced ambitious targets for renewable energy, mandating 24% penetration by 2030. Mr. Guerra will outline progress to date.

Bárbara Hernández, Head of Power Generation at AZCUBA, confirms for CEIF

May 31, 2016

Bárbara Hernández Martínez, the Director General for Power Generation at AZCUBA, has confirmed she will participate at CEIF. Ms. Hernandez leads a division mandated with rapidly expanding Cuba’s ability to generate energy from biomass. Cuba’s sugar industry already accounts for 3.5% of national generation; the objective is 14% – a total of approximately 750 MW from […]

CETER, Cuba’s Center for Renewable Energy, confirms co-hosting role

May 31, 2016

The organizers of the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Forum are proud to announce that the event will be co-hosted by the Cuban Center for Renewable Energy (CETER). Dr. Conrado Moreno, former Director of CETER, will chair the Forum. CETER comprises part of Cuba’s elite Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE). Many of Cuba’s energy […]