This article reviews how China is helping Cuba shift its dependence from oil to renewable energy, by a series of massive solar parks (92 in total) with a combined output of 2,000 MW (or roughly Cuba’s entire current thermal generation from burning fossil fuels.
China has also committed to installing 10,000 photovoltaic systems for isolated homes and critical facilities. China is also investing in Cuba’s wind farms.
Source: Clean Technica Read The Article
PSR Analysis: What makes this article interesting is one factor –President Trump has blocked Cuba’s access to cheap Venezuelan oil, and he has forced them to consider alternative sources of power. This comes just at the time when the US has attacked Iran and Iran has forced oil prices to grow dramatically. It turns out that while President Trump has pulled the USA back from renewables, he may just have given renewable and EVs the biggest growth boost it has ever had. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast & Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
