The Cuban government announced that, "for the first time," it is now possible for entities and individuals that generate electricity —using renewable energy sources installed in businesses, institutions, or homes— to sell the energy they produce directly to third parties, in addition to being able to trade it with the Electric Union.
The measure was introduced as part of a package of actions to increase electricity generation amid the country's energy crisis.
According to the explanation shared by Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, in the Mesa Redonda, previously, those who generated electricity could only sell that energy to the Electric Union for distribution to the system.
Now, in addition to maintaining that option, direct sales to "another consumer" are enabled, which can be a business, an industry, or "any institution in the country" with the capacity to purchase it.
The authorities framed the decision as part of a broader program to expand incentives for the installation of renewable energy sources at both the business and household levels.
According to the same message, this possibility of direct sales aims to contribute to the state plan to increase generation from renewable sources.
The announcement was accompanied by references to other energy actions.
The same material mentioned that efforts are underway to increase national oil production, even from existing wells that have the capacity to produce more.
To achieve this, it was noted that resources are obtained through "various channels" and "negotiations," via the company CUPET and in partnership with foreign companies that participate in those processes.
The segment added that, in addition to measures aimed at increasing energy supply—oil and renewables—there are also decisions "more focused on savings," although it was not specified what those would be
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