What types of energy systems are covered in Cuba?

Coverage includes generation and storage systems, renewable energy installations (hydropower, solar PV, wind, biomass, ocean, and solar thermal), electrical grid history and characteristics, and an analysis of Cuba’s electrical energy resiliency.

How can Cuba build a more resilient energy system?

Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba recommends numerous ways by which domestic policy in Cuba can prioritize working towards a more sustainable, resilient grid — especially by investing in the energy transition — and ways in which international cooperation can support these goals.

What is the energy consumption column in Cuba?

Electricity production of Cuba in 2015 sorted by technologies and resources, the energy consumption column corresponds to the primary resources needed to produce the amount of electricity in the column called electricity production with the current Cuban energy system. Thermoelectric power plants have an installed capacity of 2.59 GW.

Is Cuba a vulnerable energy system?

Cuba is currently in a vulnerable energy situation since it strongly depends on the importation of fossil energy. Strategies based on intermittent RES (solar and wind) can reduce this vulnerability, but the introduction of this type of source impacts the energy system's characteristics and aspects at a country/regional scale.

How much energy does Cuba have?

This huge potential represents an amount of energy of around 24.4 TWh/yr. Table 9 shows the resource potentials estimated for Cuba. The reduction of energy dependence in Cuba entails more intensive exploitation of local renewable energy resources: biomass, wind, or solar radiation.

What is Cuba's energy strategy?

2.2.2. Electricity production The Cuban government is aiming to match future energy needs with a more self-reliant supply. Its strategy consists of reducing the importation of energy by producing more domestic resources.