During 2025, the energy sector in the Cuban province of Mayabeque implemented a comprehensive strategy that combined plant modernization, hydrocarbon production, and the expansion of renewable energy sources, despite fuel limitations and the U.S. blockade.
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In the past year, the Ernesto Guevara Thermoelectric Power Plant in Santa Cruz del Norte, which was operating at approximately 28% of its capacity, contributed to the national electricity grid during its rehabilitation.
Seven wells using steam injection technology produced more than 1,600 tons of oil per month in Boca de Jaruco. Cooperation with Russia also supported the thermal power plant’s modernization, while Vietnam donated four solar parks in Jaruco with a total capacity of 80 megawatts.
New solar parks, such as La Sabana and El Santuario, each with a capacity of 21.8 megawatts, were added, along with the development of the El Gabriel and El Capricho complexes, which contribute to the national goal of 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2031.
Energas Boca de Jaruco and Puerto Escondido complexes maintained oil and gas production, complemented energy diversification, and strengthened the stability of the provincial and national electrical systems.
The strategy combined the rehabilitation of critical infrastructure, the utilization of local resources, and capacity building, which consolidates a more stable energy future for Mayabeque and the country.
Previously, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez highlighted the investment in energy storage as part of the “Plan for the Recovery of the National Electrical System,” announced by the National Electric Union (UNE).
