The electric company of Cienfuegos is working on the installation of a new five MW photovoltaic park in the community of La SEN, financed with funds from the Chinese donation program of 120 MW to Cuba, as reported by Canal Caribe this Saturday.
The park, which will also include a one MW storage battery, is currently in the phase of piling foundation and table assembly.
"We are building a 5 MW park as part of the 120 MW program. This park will have 5 MW and will also include a 1 MW storage battery. It is part of a Chinese donation for the 120 MW," explained an executive from the provincial electric company.
This project is part of a larger plan that includes the construction of five photovoltaic parks in Cienfuegos in 2026, aiming to exceed 200 MW of solar energy contributed to the National Electric System from that central-southern province of the country.
Among the planned projects, the construction of four parks in Cumanayagua stands out, each with a capacity of 21.8 MW, alongside an electrical substation.
"At this moment, that is in the preparation process, meaning that everything we are currently doing is the microlocation of the land, preparing all the necessary permits for the land so that at a certain point, when the country authorizes us, when a project of this type arrives, we will be permitted to conduct soil studies and begin construction," noted the same executive.
The Chinese donation, valued at over 114 million dollars and implemented by the China International Development Cooperation Agency, was announced in September 2023 and covers the installation of 22 solar parks in 10 Cuban provinces.
The program has been implemented in phases: in June 2024, the first three parks were installed in Holguín, Villa Clara, and Ciego de Ávila; in November 2025, Díaz-Canel presided over the inauguration of seven more parks totaling 35 MW; and on April 12, another five MW park was synchronized in Granma.
Cienfuegos already had the "Alcalde Mayor" park (21 MW, inaugurated in March 2025), "Mal Tiempo" (21.87 MW in Cruces, inaugurated in June 2025) and the first phase of the "Pepe Rivas" park (15 MW operational since January 2026), which places the installed provincial capacity between 80 and 105 MW before the new projects.
The solar progress occurs amidst an unprecedented electrical crisis which this Saturday records a projected generation deficit of 1,333 MW, with blackouts affecting large areas of the country, including Havana.
Cuba depends on fossil fuels for 95% of its electricity generation and has experienced at least seven total system collapses in the past 18 months, making solar expansion one of the few available alternatives for the regime. However, experts warn that the impact is limited compared to the scale of the structural deficit.
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