The Cuban regime has once again made one of its usual promises regarding energy recovery, this time claiming that it will build 55 solar parks with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts (MW) before the end of 2025.
The announcement, made during the annual assessment session of the Ministry of Energy and Mines at the Palace of Conventions in Havana, adds to a long list of unfulfilled commitments as the country continues to endure constant blackouts and a collapse of the National Electric System (SEN).
The event was attended by the designated leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with the Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, and the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy.
The report from NTV revealed that the meeting also included Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez and Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, who attempted to gloss over the energy crisis with propaganda announcements that have been unsuccessfully repeated in recent years.
Propaganda for solar parks as a new distraction
Marrero Cruz stated that the regime's strategy is to build between five and six photovoltaic solar parks per month, promising to close 2025 with 1,200 MW of installed renewable energy.
"The first two parks are almost completed, and the intensive process underway will allow us to make a significant leap and finish the year with about 1,000 or 1,200 MW. It will have a very important impact," stated Marrero, echoing the same rhetoric that the regime has used on multiple occasions without tangible results.
The Prime Minister assured that by July 2025, the completion of 27 solar parks is expected, which would contribute 590 MW. However, experience shows that these figures are just announcements meant to quell public outrage.
In the past, the regime has promised improvements that were never realized, while the population continues to face power outages of up to 20 hours a day in some areas.
The collapse of the SEN and the lack of real solutions
While the regime's promises continue to pile up, the reality is that the Cuban energy system is in a critical state. The thermoelectric plants operate with outdated technology, lack maintenance, and are incapable of generating the energy the country needs.
De la O Levy himself admitted that "2025 has great goals and commitments, including the recovery of distributed generation and the planned maintenance of thermal power plants."
However, he did not explain how they will achieve these supposed goals when the infrastructure continues to deteriorate and they lack access to financing and technology for sustainable recovery.
More excuses and dependence on imports
The director of the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE), Alfredo López Valdés, acknowledged that the country will continue to depend on the importation of key components for the electrical system.
"In Cuba, many components will be built that have not been produced in the country before. However, there are still some that must be imported," he stated, highlighting the lack of a structural solution to the energy crisis.
The report from the Ministry of Energy and Mines also addressed issues such as combating crime and the digitization of services, in an attempt to divert attention from the crisis that continues to impact Cubans.
Repression as the only response to the crisis
While the government continues to repeat its empty promises, public outrage is growing over the lack of electricity and the deepening economic crisis. Recently, the discontent has led to sporadic and spontaneous protests in various provinces, to which the regime has responded with repression and arbitrary arrests.
"We want to acknowledge the work being done and we are convinced that this will be, for this sector, a much better year," concluded Vicente de la O Levy, in a statement that reflects the cynicism of a regime that has driven the SEN to collapse and that only sustains itself through its repressive apparatus.
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