Japanese specialists in renewable energies are working on a technical consultancy project to promote the introduction of renewable energies in Cuba. A task led by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), it was announced.
Professionals from West Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc. (WJEC, President: Akiyama Yasuharu), Tokyo Electric Power Services Co., Ltd., (TEPSCO, President: Yasuhiro Kubo) and Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd. (YEC, President and CEO: Tsutomu Takahashi) were present in an exchange with specialists from the Cuban Electrical Union (UNE in the Spanish acronym).
According to a JICA press release, the two-year technical collaboration project is expected to improve the management and control of the electricity distribution and generation system with the introduction of renewable energy.
The project’s CEO, Mr. IWATA Tsunehisa, together with Japanese experts and JICA representatives, held the first meeting with UNE in Havana to launch the project.
According to the research carried out by the Master Plan Study Project in the Energy Sector for the Development of Renewable Energy in the Republic of Cuba, completed in 2023, in 2022 the country’s electricity generation was 83.5 percent oil, 12.5 percent natural gas, 1.8 biomass, 1.3 solar energy, 0.8 hydroelectric energy and 0.3 percent wind energy.
Cuba has a policy of introducing more renewable energy in a context where tackling climate change is inextricably linked to the pursuit of sustainable development and in 2014. It set a target of 24 percent of electricity generation to come from renewable energy sources by 2030.
From the deterioration of the country’s electricity generation infrastructure, which has led to frequent power outages. Renewable Energy Sources are being massively introduced.
This constitutes a new challenge in the operation of the National Electric System, for which the Cuban side requested technical assistance for the training of the personnel. Who operate the electric grid, with a view to achieving it’s stability with the required safety and reliability.
With information from Prensa Latina
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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