A two-year project, led by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will provide technical assistance to Cuba for the introduction of renewable energy sources (RES).
According to Prensa Latina news agency, the project was launched in Havana in the presence of specialists from the Cuban Electrical Union (UNE, in Spanish), as well as Japanese professionals linked to renewable energies.
The technical collaboration project is expected to improve the management and control of the distribution system and the generation of electricity with renewable energies, the text indicates. It underlines that the Cuban side requested the assistance for the training of the personnel who operate the electric grid, starting with the massive introduction of renewable energy sources in the country.
The advice, the note explains, will contribute to achieving the stability of the National Electric System, including the RES, and with the safety and reliability it requires.
In 2022, the country's electricity generation was 83.5 percent (%) from oil, 12.5 % from natural gas, 1.8 % from biomass, 1.3 % from solar energy, 0.8 % from hydroelectric energy and 0.3 % from wind energy.
Cuba established in 2014 as a target for 2030 that 24 % of electricity generation would come from RES.
As a result of the deterioration of the country's electricity generation infrastructure, the introduction of these clean energies has been accelerated.
Vicente de la O Levy, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines, assured in a recent interview that with the investments currently being made in renewable sources, the commitment to reach 24% by 2030 would be exceeded.
