Of the 92 photovoltaic parks included in the 2012 megawatt generation project planned for the next three years by the Cuban Government, the first 55 should be built in 2025, according to official sources.
This first group of parks must deliver nearly 1,200 megawatts to the SEN, to alleviate the severe energy crisis suffered by the islandin accordance with government claims.
According to a report of Granmathe projects have a 50 megawatt battery accumulation system in four of the facilities. The masses are located in Bayamo, Cueto, the José Antonio Echeverría Technological University (Cujae) and Cotorro, the latter two in Havana.
One of the first to start will be the Nursing School photovoltaic solar park, in Cotorro, which should begin producing electricity as of February 21. To do this, you must first complete your electrical system on the last day of this month, the information states.
The Havana park must contribute more than 37 gigawatt hours annually, and lead to savings of more than 8,140 tons of fuel. At the midday peak, these parks will help cover demand and reduce blackouts, explained the project manager, Frank Abel Mulet García.
The work began in March of last year, with the worker service premises, and between June and July the driving began, after the arrival of 16,380 piles. In August they began the installation of 1,638 tables, supports for the solar panels or modules, said the engineer.
Solar parks and energy crisis
With the worsening of the energy crisis and the ruin of thermal power plants due to obsolescence and disinvestment, the Cuban Government is rapidly executing an investment program in photovoltaic parks throughout the country, supported by China.
The official intention is for renewable energy sources (RES) to participate in 24% of the Cuban energy matrix in 2030, a proportion almost five times higher than the current one, a goal that had already been agreed upon since 2014, but was slowed down by the road until almost stagnating.
Cuba and China sign investment project to install small photovoltaic parks
Currently, RES only contribute around 5% to the energy matrix, down from a 4% share ten years ago. To recover the delay, the country now proposes to install the aforementioned 92 photovoltaic solar parks by 2028.
Official reports indicate that the island currently has photovoltaic parks installed with a total capacity of 260 megawatts, which cover around 2% of the annual electricity generation, to which is added 5% from other renewable sources (biomass, wind and hydraulic). .
On the other hand, in the last few hours, the second donation of parts and accessories for generating equipment arrived in Cuba from China, with the aim of supporting the operation of the island’s electrical system, which is facing a deep and prolonged crisis.
The shipment will help restore the generation capacity of about 400 megawatts in more than 70 diesel and fuel-fired power plants in the national territory.
This donation project “responds to the consensus between the presidents of the island, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the Asian giant, Xi Jinping, which include multi-sector cooperation,” recently stated Alberto Blanco, Cuban ambassador to the Asian nation.