How many solar parks are there in Cuba?

On average, five parks will be synchronized every month, the minister said. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Cuba will have 55 new photovoltaic solar parks in the course of next year, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said on Thursday.

What is the Cotorro solar project?

The project, located in Cotorro—on the outskirts of Havana—is part of the island’s government’s bet on solar energy to address the country’s dire electricity situation. According to Ricardo Mengana, director of the Renewable Energy Sources Company, the Cotorro park began operating in test mode on the Monday prior to its inauguration.

What's going on with Cuba's power supply?

The dire state of Cuba's power generation infrastructure, largely dependent on oil from Venezuela, has seen the country of 10 million people struggle with near daily outages in some regions in recent months. In some provinces, electricity access is limited to a few hours a day.

How many hours a day can you get electricity in Cuba?

In some provinces, electricity access is limited to a few hours a day. Cuba's eight outdated thermoelectric plants, most of them online since the 1980s and '90s, suffer frequent breakdowns.