The Cuban Ministry of Energy announced the completion of six solar power plants totaling 130.8 MW in March.
Each plant has a capacity of 21.8 MW and is located across five sites: La Sabana, Granma; Remedios, Villa Clara; La Corúa, Holguín; Jovellanos, Matanzas; and Ciego Norte, Ciego de Ávila.
In February, Cuban authorities connected two additional 21.8 MW solar plants to the grid in Cotorro, near La Havana, and Abreus, Cienfuegos.
These plants, along with those connected in March, are part of the newly launched Project B, which aims to install 1 GW of utility-scale solar connected to the national grid.
Project A, which was initiated a few years earlier, also targets 1 GW of PV capacity and is still under development.
Both projects aim to strengthen the national electricity grid and reduce frequent power outages on the island. The official target is to reach 24% renewable energy penetration by 2030.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said that Cuba had 292 MW of installed solar capacity by the end of 2024, with only 12 MW added last year.
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Hopefully, the adding up of solar- panels GW in Cuba would avoid further stratification of Cuban population by establishing a dollar – sucking retail stores like the infamous Beryozkas were in the USSR . Corporate -greedy USSR embassy posh merchandise retailers when I was acting Soviet communistic diplomat in the Havana Cuba were yet another bastardly remains of feudalism in USSR . Honest completion of productivity and abundance of goods for everyone have been the goal of many a failed communistic bolshevik generals.Now, Cuba has the chance to think up the best variant. World Parliament of Peace International inter-governmental corporate and Intelligence Organization might help in this under my orders and supervision