With the participation of state entities and new economic actors, the installation of 115 two-kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic solar systems is progressing in the province of Sancti Spíritus at vital centers such as polyclinics, maternity and nursing homes, funeral homes, and branches of banks and the Electric Company (EE).
According to a recent post by the Sancti Spíritus Energy Company (EE) on its Telegram channel, nearly 90 facilities now have their solar panels installed, and in almost 20 polyclinics, primarily in the municipalities of Yaguajay, Fomento, the provincial capital, Cabaiguán, and Jatibonico, the systems have already begun operating. This represents a significant contribution to areas such as the Emergency Room.
According to Reinier Hernández, the company’s Investment Director, specialists and technicians from Copextel, the Basic Business Unit for Generator Sets and Electrical Services, the Construction sector, the Sasha Non-Agricultural Cooperative, and EE itself, among others, are supporting the installation of the kits, drawing on their experience with photovoltaic solar parks.
Among the centers benefiting in this region, the Abel Santamaría school for visually impaired children in this town stands out, along with other healthcare facilities located in remote areas.
According to the official, the intention is also to complete the installation of photovoltaic systems in some 300 isolated homes across all municipalities of Sancti Spíritus. This represents an important step in Cuba’s efforts to confront the oil embargo imposed by the United States government, which significantly impacts electricity generation.
As part of a program that, amidst a particularly difficult context, seeks to increase the use of renewable energy sources, more than 300 workers in the province’s health and education sectors received portable power station modules powered by solar panels. They were able to acquire these through bank loans, cash, or transfers.
Meanwhile, thanks to a donation from tobacco farmers in the town of Cabaiguán, the home for children and adolescents without parental care in that area now has a six-kW solar kit.
IMAGE CREDIT: Yainerys Ávila Santos / Photo: Facebook Empresa Eléctrica Sancti Spíritus
[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]
