Ramsés Montes Calzadilla, director of energy policy and strategy at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, told Granma newspaper that Cuba could increase its national fuel production value from 40% to 88% of total usage.
Additionally, the country could reduce its imports to one-fifth of their current levels and cut consumption by 48% through this transition.
A megaproject aimed at generating 2,000 megawatts (MW) from solar energy, along with a battery storage initiative, is expected to provide an average of 1,400 MW by noon, eliminating blackouts during daylight hours by 2026 and decreasing fuel consumption by 832,000 tons annually.
These advancements rely primarily on the adoption of renewable energy sources (RES), electric vehicles, and to a lesser extent, technologies such as solar thermal systems, heat pumps, biomass heating, and induction cookers.
The transformation of Cuba’s energy landscape aims to supply sufficiency, security, and sovereignty, essential for sustainable development at minimal cost and with a positive environmental impact.
The National Strategy for the Transition is based on four key areas: the energy matrix, the industrial and service sectors, agro-industrial and food production, and housing and local management. Its pillars include energy efficiency, energy storage, RES integration, transport electrification, and heat production.
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