Havana Energy

Cuba breaks ground on first Havana Energy biomass project

May 22, 2017

A groundbreaking ceremony on April 27 marked the beginning of construction for the Havana Energy biomass plant. The new investment, involving Biopower SA, a joint venture between Zerus SA, a subsidiary of Azcuba, and Havana Energy, will cost more than $ 186 million and will bring improvements to the Ciro Redondo plant, which will allow […]

Construction begins at Cuba’s Ciro Redondo biomass plant

April 27, 2017

A ground-breaking ceremony at Ciro Redondo sugar mill today will herald the start of construction on one of four planned biomass power plants which will add 300 megawatts to the country’s power grid. Generating electricity partly from residues of its sugar crop, the £500million scheme is seen as vital to reducing Cuba’s reliance on oil imports […]

Cuba: Biomass plant under construction, additional projects seek financing

April 3, 2017

Cuba’s biomass sector is on the rise – the Ciro Redondo biomass plant is finally under construction thanks to an injection of cash from China – but financing remains an issue for the renewable energy sector. The Ciro Redondo plant is being developed by Havana Energy, led by President Andrew Macdonald. “The most challenging thing we […]

Taking the Time to Invest in Cuba: An interview with Havana Energy

September 12, 2016

In 2012, UK-based Havana Energy entered into a joint venture with the Cuban company Zerus SA, part of Azcuba, the Cuban Sugar Group, to build five biomass power plants in Cuba. The deal was one of the biggest joint ventures between Cuba and a British company in almost half a century, and the first notable […]

Trailblazers Havana Energy and Engage Cuba Confirm for CREF

July 18, 2016

The organizers of the CREF are pleased to announce the participation of Andrew MacDonald, Director of Havana Energy and CEO of Biopower S.A., Havana Energy’s joint venture with the Government of Cuba. Joining Mr. MacDonald on stage to explore investment opportunities in the Cuban energy sector will be Lee Ann Evans, Senior Policy Advisor at Engage […]

Havana Energy/Biopower S.A. Confirm for Cuba Summit

July 15, 2016

The organizers of the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Summit are pleased to announce the participation of Andrew MacDonald, Director of Havana Energy and CEO of Biopower S.A., Havana Energy’s joint venture with the Government of Cuba. In 2012, UK-based Havana Energy entered into a joint venture with the Cuban state-run Zerus SA to build five […]

Agreement to finance the first biomass cogeneration plant in Cuba

June 20, 2016

A loan contract to build and implement the first biomass cogeneration plant in the country has been signed by local sugar group Azcuba and the British company Havana Energy Ltd. It is estimated that the plant will use sugar-cane bagasse as the main source of fuel for cogeneration, with a capacity of 60 MW. Un […]