Concerns over Cuba's dependence on Venezuela are translating into the need for a fundamentally redesigned energy sector and more flexibility for investors. The pandemic has accentuated Cuba’s need to diversify and move from oil-generated energy to renewable sources of energy (RES).
Two Canadian companies are currently active in the RES sector in Cuba. Deltro Group Ltd. from Ontario has signed a BOO (build, own and operate) contract with UNE (Unión Eléctrica) to build and run a 100 Mw solar farm and a 50 Mw Battery Energy Storage System.
Some RES foreign companies with a presence in the Cuban market include Iberdrola SA, Hive Energy Ltd, Vestas Wind Systems, Shanghai Electric Group Ltd, Yingli Goldwind International Holding HK Ltd, Indian state-run energy company NTPC Ltd and Havana Energy.
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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 …
Cuba fostering renewable energy to ease crisis
UK renewable energy developer Havana Energy and Cuba''s state-owned sugar company Azcuba subsidiary Zerus are operating a 60MW biomass plant that burns bagasse, the residue from sugar cane milling, and wood chips from the invasive marabou weed. The government is constructing two similar plants with combined capacity of 70MW.
New Law in Cuba Mandates Renewable Energy Sources
The Patio El Triunfo project, located in the Havana municipality of Regla, serves as an example of a private business that self-supplies renewable energy. It has installed photovoltaic panels generating 10 KW, along with solar heaters, solar dryers, and a 0.5 KW …
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Cuba fostering renewable energy to ease crisis
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Better Incentives Needed to Expand Solar Energy in Cuba
Solar panels line the rooftop of the home of Cuban entrepreneur Felix Morffi, in the municipality of Regla, Havana. Large consumers in the residential sector could find in the installation of solar panels a way to offset the amount of their energy bill through cogeneration for self-consumption or receive a payment for injecting clean energy into the national power grid.
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Havana Energy is a renewable energy company focused on the Cuban Energy Sector. In partnership with the Cuban state entities under their ''energy revolution'' initiative Havana Energy aims to assist in the continued development of clean low carbon electricity for the benefit of the people of Cuba.
New Law in Cuba Mandates Renewable Energy Sources
The Patio El Triunfo project, located in the Havana municipality of Regla, serves as an example of a private business that self-supplies renewable energy. It has installed photovoltaic panels generating 10 KW, along with solar …
Havana Energy
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 […]
Cuba breaks ground on first Havana Energy biomass project
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 for greater stability and quality in the supply of steam and electricity, while supplying all the bagasse produced by ...
Better Incentives Needed to Expand Solar Energy in Cuba
The government aims for renewables to account for around 30 percent of electricity generation by 2030, up from the current five percent. With an installed capacity of 260 megawatts (MW), the solar parks installed in this Caribbean country represented two percent of annual electricity generation at the end of 2023, according to official data.
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Cuba breaks ground on first Havana Energy biomass project
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 …
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Havana Energy is a renewable energy company focused on the Cuban Energy Sector. In partnership with the Cuban state entities under their ''energy revolution'' initiative Havana …
The Promise of Renewable Energy in Cuba Never Arrives
HAVANA TIMES – The Cuban government has spent more than a decade claiming it will no longer depend on fossil fuels. However, amid promise after promise, …
Renewable energy sector profile
Canadian firms interested in supplying technology and consumables to Cuba can explore business opportunities with four import agencies dedicated to supplying the domestic RES industry: ENERGOIMPORT (main importer of the Ministry of Energy and Mines for power generation, transmission and distribution); BK Import/Export (main importer ofGESIME –A ...
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Better Incentives Needed to Expand Solar Energy in Cuba
The government aims for renewables to account for around 30 percent of electricity generation by 2030, up from the current five percent. With an installed capacity of 260 megawatts (MW), the solar parks installed in this …
Renewable energy sector profile
Canadian firms interested in supplying technology and consumables to Cuba can explore business opportunities with four import agencies dedicated to supplying the domestic RES …
Taking the Time to Invest in Cuba: An interview with Havana Energy
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 renewable energy contract between Cuba ...
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Energy Crisis in Cuba Calls for Greater Boost for Renewable Sources
On Apr. 23, the general director of the state company Unión Cuba Petróleo (Cupet), Néstor Pérez, told national media outlets that "one of the closest suppliers despite having innumerable production limitations... has guaranteed the supply of some products (refinable crude and derivatives) that somewhat alleviate the existing situation, but ...
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