The general director of the Electronic Industry Company Comandante Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán, Edel Gómez Gómez, called on all economic actors in the country to join the solar generation efforts to alleviate the electricity crisis.
In statements gathered by Canal Caribe about the energy transition in Cuba, the communist leader stated: «I believe we cannot leave the Electric Union alone in this fight. All economic actors must participate, whether they are TCP, MIPYME, or state-owned enterprises».
The state-owned company belongs to the GELEC Group. Gómez Gómez specified that they operate 22 internal photovoltaic parks and produce over 8,000 kWh daily, of which around 5,000 kWh are allocated to their own production processes.
"We supply between 3,000 and 3,500 kWh daily to the system, depending on how the sun performs that day," he said regarding the contribution to the National Electric Power System (SEN).
The leader extended the call beyond the business sector: "Today we need to ensure that all possible companies join this effort regarding the blackout. And I go further. I believe that all possible households should also be involved."
To illustrate the logic of collective effort, he quoted the regime's leader: "If everyone, according to their capabilities, puts up one panel, two panels, three panels, a thousand panels, we will gradually chip away, as our president says, at the problem of the blackout we have today."
The company is also exploring small wind turbines as a nighttime complement to solar energy. "No one can block the sun from us, but the wind can't be blocked either," noted Gómez Gómez.
The magnitude of the deficit renders the contribution irrelevant
The official's speech contrasts sharply with the actual magnitude of the crisis. On July 8, the largest electrical deficit in Cuba's history was recorded: 2,341 MW.
In that context, the 3,000 to 3,500 kWh contributed daily by the electronics industry amounts to just over 3 MWh, a tiny fraction compared to a deficit that exceeds 2,000 MW during peak demand hours.
Cuba has experienced at least five total disconnections of the SEN so far in 2026. In Havana, power outages averaged about 15 hours daily, while in Matanzas, interruptions of up to 87 consecutive hours were reported.
The causes of blackouts in Cuba are structural. The country has aging thermal power plants, a chronic shortage of fuel, and a historical dependence on oil imports that worsened following Nicolás Maduro's capture in January 2026 and Donald Trump's energy policies against Cuba.
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