New solar park in Cuba provides energy to the national grid.

Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The new Santiago Rojas photovoltaic solar park, located in the La Cuba agricultural hub of central Ciego de Ávila province, began delivering energy to Cuba’s National Electrical System (SEN) yesterday after synchronizing four of its seven inverters.

July 21, 2025
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According to a post on the official Facebook page of the provincial Electric Company, the construction team’s efforts were critical in completing the project a month ahead of schedule—a milestone timed to address Cuba’s ongoing energy crisis and to honor the July 26th Day of National Rebellion celebrations.

With a generation capacity of 21.87 megawatts (MW), the Santiago Rojas facility is the third solar park in Ciego de Ávila. Its official inauguration is set for the eve of the national July 26th ceremony, to be held in the province this year.

The province already operates two other state-of-the-art solar parks, Cruce de la Trocha and Carolina, part of a broader six-park initiative contributing 59.3 MW of clean energy collectively.

Nationally, Cuba aims to install 55 new solar parks in 2024 (of a planned 92), which would add 2,012 MW of solar capacity to the grid.

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