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Cuba launches construction of 40 solar-powered EV charging stations
April 25, 2025
Cuba has announced the construction of 40 photovoltaic-powered electric vehicle charging stations, starting in Havana, where most of the country’s nearly 50,000 electric vehicles are located. The project, led by state-owned Cimex, will roll out in four stages of 10 stations each. Each station will generate 600 kWh of solar energy daily and store 122 […]
Cuba partners with China to install seven PV parks
January 9, 2025
Cuba has signed an agreement with China to install seven 5 MW photovoltaic parks across six provinces. The project will save 18,000 tons of fuel annually, equating to a savings of US$7 million. This is part of Cuba’s broader plan to install 92 solar parks by 2028, aiming for 24% renewable energy penetration by 2030. […]
Cuba faces fourth major blackout in 48 hours amid severe infrastructure crisis
October 24, 2024
Cuba’s electrical grid suffered its fourth collapse in 48 hours, leaving millions without power amid ongoing shortages of food, fuel, and medicine. The outages, following weeks of rolling blackouts, triggered small protests across the island. The crisis began when Cuba’s largest power plant shut down, and efforts to restore power have been hampered by a […]
A 23 MW PV park begins operations in Cuba
April 27, 2023
The Vietnamese company, Thai Binh Green PowerInvestment Corporation has officially started operation at the 23 MW PV park in Cuba. Source: PV Magazine LATAM
A solar program in Cuba aims to equip 106 water pumps with photovoltaic energy
March 31, 2023
In the Cuban province of Las Tunas, a solar program is aiming to to provide photovoltaic energy to 106 water pumps in the rural community of Cruce de San Joaquín, Majibacoa municipality. In Havana, the company Servicios de Seguridad Integral SA (Seisa) began installing a 342 kW solar PV system. Source: PV Magazine LATAM
Cuban state company announces a new program to power water pumping systems with PV systems
January 5, 2023
Grupo Empresarial Agua y Saneamiento, the Cuban state company in charge of supplying drinking water and the island’s sewage network, announced they will install photovoltaic energy equipment in eight provinces to be used for water pumping. The project will save 7.1 GW to the National Electric System (SEN). Source: PV Magazine LATAM
Cuba’s NTPC invites global bids for solar PV and battery storage
August 10, 2022
State-owned power generator NTPC is seeking global bids on behalf of Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE) for 1,150 MW of grid-connected solar PV and 150 MW/150 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Cuba. Source: Renewables Now
France will help accelerate Cuba’s renewable energy development
July 13, 2022
Cuba’s minister of energy and mining, Livan Arronte and the French Ambassador to Cuba, Patrice Paoli, signed a letter of intent to accelerate the development of renewable energy on the island. Source: Renewables Now
SDG Index 2021: How did Caribbean countries perform?
June 15, 2021
Released annually, the Sustainable Development Report is a key resource for tracking countries’ progress towards achievement of the SDGs which are part of the 2030 Agenda for Development agreed to by UN Member States, including those in the Caribbean, in 2015. For those Caribbean countries ranked, Cuba was the highest with a rank of 49 […]