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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">China's Cooperation With Cuba
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign
Investment Déborah Rivas Saavedra speaks at the
inauguration event of the seventh photovoltaic solar
park resulting from China-Cuba cooperation. Photo:
X/@PresidenciaCuba.</p>
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<p><strong>The First Secretary of the Party Central
Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel
Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, attended the inauguration of
the seventh photovoltaic solar park of the 120 MW
project donated by the Chinese Party, Government,
and people.</strong></p>
<p>Guanajay, Artemisa \u2013 \u201cChina\u2019s cooperation with Cuba
in the energy sector remains strong and steady, from
ongoing projects, such as equipment and spare parts
for distributed generation, the 5,000 photovoltaic
systems for isolated homes, and the installation of
other solar photovoltaic parks (PSFV) with a total
capacity of 85 MW, to the next project to install
another 200 MW and the new 5,000 photovoltaic
systems for isolated homes.\u201d</p>
<p>This was stated by the Ambassador of the People\u2019s
Republic of China to the island, Hua Xin, during the
inauguration in Guanajay, Artemisa, of the seventh 5
MW PSFV of the first stage of a donation from the
Party, the Government, and the people of the sister
country, which will add 120 MW to the National
Electric System (SEN).</p>
<p>The official launch of Mártires de Barbados II was
led by the First Secretary of the Party\u2019s Central
Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel
Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and it is now connected to the
SEN, as are its 5 MW counterparts built in several
provinces, with a combined generation capacity of 35
MW.</p>
<p>Following the completion of this phase, the second
stage, already underway, is expected to be completed
by next April and will include 13 5 MW PSFV and two
10 MW PSFV, with a total power of 85 MW and
batteries to store 20% of the generation produced.</p>
<p>\u201cEach of these steps,\u201d said the diplomat,
\u201cdemonstrates China\u2019s commitment to Cuba\u2019s
sustainable development. In the future,\u201d he
confirmed, \u201cour country is willing to continue
strengthening this cooperation, thus contributing to
the construction of the China-Cuba community with a
shared future.\u201d</p>
<p>When describing the benefits of the seven new PSFV
units, as the first stage of the donation, Hua Xin
commented that they will save around 18,000 tons of
imported fuel annually.</p>
<p>\u201cFrom the signing of the project exchange of notes,
the arrival of the first batch of equipment, to the
full connection to the grid today, the efficient
collaboration between Chinese and Cuban companies
has achieved impressive speed, marking a new stage
in the collaboration between the two countries in
the field of clean energy,\u201d said the representative
of the Asian giant.</p>
<p>\u201cAnd the strategic significance of this project,\u201d
he added, \u201cis profound. At the social level, it will
provide the population with a clean, stable, and
reliable electricity supply, thus improving their
well-being. At the economic level, the savings in
foreign currency will boost Cuba\u2019s economic
recovery. And at the environmental level, the annual
reduction in carbon emissions will contribute to
global climate governance.\u201d</p>
<p>Also participating in the inauguration of the PSFV
Mártires de Barbados II were Gladys Martínez
Verdecia, member of the Political Bureau and
secretary of the Provincial Party Committee in
Artemisa; Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, deputy prime
minister and minister of Foreign Trade and
Investment; and Gerardo Peñalver Portal, first
deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, among other
dignitaries.</p>
<p>On the Cuban side, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade
and Foreign Investment Déborah Rivas Saavedra
conveyed \u201con behalf of the Cuban government, party,
and people, the deepest and most sincere gratitude
to the government of the People\u2019s Republic of China,
the China International Development Cooperation
Agency, and the China International Center for
Economic and Technical Exchange for their arduous
efforts to execute this project in the shortest time
possible.\u201d</p>
<p>She praised the Chinese authorities for giving the
initiative \u201cemergency treatment in order to support
our country in the complex situation facing the
National Electric System,\u201d as well as the technical
collaboration between the Chinese and Cuban
institutions that participated.<br>
She recalled that the PSFV Mártires de Barbados II
was built in record time after supplies arrived last
July. Like the other six 5 MW plants, it will
contribute an estimated 8,000 MWh, for a total of
56,000 MWh per year, which will help reduce service
disruptions during daytime hours and increase
installed electricity generation capacity.</p>
<p>Highlighting the contribution of this donation to
the transformation of the national energy matrix by
increasing the use of renewable and clean energies,
the Deputy Minister of Mincex emphasized its
environmental impact, which \u201cwill be significant, as
a total of 49,280 tons of carbon dioxide will no
longer be emitted into the atmosphere.\u201d In addition,
it will contribute to the national effort to achieve
energy sovereignty and independence.</p>
<p>Rivas Saavedra reported that, following the
completion of the first 35 MW stage, with seven 5 MW
PSFV units, rapid progress is being made on the
second phase of the project, involving a further 85
MW.</p>
<p>She argued that to this end, \u201cthe first supplies
have arrived in the country and the rest will be
received before the end of this year, which will
allow for its construction and commissioning in the
first quarter of 2026.\u201d</p>
<p>The Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign
Investment reiterated her gratitude \u201cfor the
systematic gestures of support from the People\u2019s
Republic of China to Cuba at this complex time we
are facing, in particular the cooperation in the
energy sector.\u201d</p>
<p>She also thanked \u201cthe Chinese government for its
prompt response in offering its solidarity and
assistance in recovering from the damage caused by
Hurricane Melissa, with donations of food,
galvanized steel coils for the production of roofing
for homes, mattresses, solar lights, among other
items, which will benefit those affected in the
eastern provinces.\u201d</p>
<p>\u201cAll these signs of cooperation from the Chinese
government,\u201d she said, \u201cconfirm the special nature
of our ties and are a practical expression of the
construction of a community with a shared future
between China and Cuba.\u201d</p>
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