Renewable Energy and Energetic Efficiency

Mission

Direct, coordinate, execute and control compliance with the policy approved by the State and the Government aimed at promoting the use of renewable energy sources in the country.

1. Guarantee the implementation of the Policies of a strategic nature approved by the state and the government for the development and use of renewable energy sources.
2. Establish, implement and control regulations aimed at promoting the development and use of renewable energy sources (FRE) in all sectors of the national economy and society in general, to contribute to energy security and protection of the environment. environment.
3. Prepare guidelines, regulations, instructions and regulations for the preparation of strategic and annual plans for the development and use of the FRE, which will be approved in the first instance and submitted for approval by the corresponding Bodies.
4. Prepare and control the regulatory framework of the aspects related to the use of the FRE and submit it to the approval of the corresponding Bodies.
5. Propose and evaluate R&D programs and research projects for this activity.
6. Prepare and propose for its approval to the government the financing scheme required to promote the development of the FRE.
7. Evaluate and plan with the OACE the application of different incentive mechanisms that favor investments related to the use of FRE, proposing them to the government for approval.
8. Prepare and implement strategies in the field of information and education, promoting the execution of programs in all sectors of the economy and services, social groups and the general population.
9. Encourage technical scientific research and technological innovation in the use of FRE, promoting that scientific research projects or technological innovations include the considerations related to the use of FRE.
10. Prepare and propose to the government a system based on energy licenses for new investments or modernization of facilities throughout the national territory, ensuring that the technical-economic feasibility of applying the development of the FRE is evaluated, which allows the total or partial replacement of the energy consumption from fossil energy sources.

Policies and Guidelines

The “Policy for the Perspective Development of Renewable Sources and the Efficient Use of energy 2014 - 2030” was approved on June 21, 2014 by the Council of Ministers and presented to the National Assembly Session of July of same year.

Fundamental Objectives:
1. Increase the percentage of FRE utilization up to 24%.
2. Do not increase dependence on fuel imports for generation.
3. Reduce the costs of energy delivered by the SEN.
4. Reduce environmental pollution.

The main guideline of the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution that prioritizes the perspective development of Renewable energies and Energy Efficiency in Cuba is:
204: Accelerate the fulfillment of the Program approved until 2030 for the development of renewable sources and the efficient use of energy.

The Policy supports the National Plan for Economic and Social Development until 2030, approved in Congress by the PCC in 2017
II. GUIDING PRINCIPLE:
8. Transform and develop, accelerated and efficiently, the energy matrix by increasing the participation of renewable sources and other national energy resources and the use of advanced technologies with the purpose of consolidating the efficiency and sustainability of the sector and, in consequence of the national economy.

IV. Strategic Axes:

3. Infrastructure. Specific objective 7:
Guarantee, in conditions of environmental sustainability, an adequate, reliable, diversified and modern energy supply that substantially increases the percentage of participation of renewable energy sources in the national energy matrix, essentially biomass, wind and photovoltaic.

5. Natural resources and environment. Specific objective 11:
Increase energy efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources, which contributes, among other benefits, to reducing the generation of greenhouse gases, mitigating climate change and promoting less carbon-intensive economic development.

V. STRATEGIC SECTORS FOR PRODUCTIVE TRANSFORMATION

b) Electroenergetic, transforming the energy matrix with a greater participation of renewable sources and other national energy resources, ensuring increased efficiency and oil and gas exploration and refining.

Indications of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz: In the speech delivered by the Army General at the closing of the VIII Ordinary Period of the National Assembly of People's Power, at the Palacio de Convenciones, on December 28, 2016, he expressed “As is It is known that this small island does not produce all the fuel it needs, having to import considerable volumes, the cost of which hangs like the sword of Damocles on our economy. Without giving up the increase in national oil production, for which investments are also needed, we must accelerate the development of Renewable Energy Sources, which currently only represents 4.65% of electricity generation.

“We have more than enough conditions for this in solar or photovoltaic, wind and biomass energy. This is one of the strategic sectors where we must decisively boost foreign investment ”.

Legal Norms

Decree Law

Decree Law No. 345 “On the development of renewable sources and the efficient use of energy” approved on November 28, 2019.
It states the following:
- For the state sector, the inclusion of investments in the economy plan.
- Incentives and tariff and tax benefits for foreign investment and state legal entities.
- The production of energy by independent producers, including the residential sector and the sale to the National Electric System.
- Planning by legal and state entities through "Program for development, maintenance and sustainability" with a scope of 5 years.
- The elaboration, by the Ministries of Higher Education of Science, Technology, Environment, in coordination with the Ministry of Energy Mines, of the "Program for the development of scientific research and technological innovation."
- The preparation, by the Ministry of Industries, of the "Program for the development and production of spare parts, equipment and means related to FRE and EE"

Complementary Standards:
- Resolution No. 124 of the MINEM: Regulations to improve energy management, efficiency and conservation.

Entities that import, produce or market equipment need to demonstrate their energy efficiency through the endorsement of ONURE.
Large consumer entities of energy carriers certify Energy Management Systems based on the requirements established by the current NC ISO 50001 standard.

- Resolution No. 141 of the MINCIN: Procedure for the commercialization of equipment that uses FRE and for the efficient use of energy through chain stores collecting currency, Gelma, Copextel S.A. and provincial and municipal retail companies.
- Instruction No. 6/2019 of the BCC: To grant credits to natural persons in Cuban pesos up to one hundred percent (100%) of the value of solar water heaters and solar photovoltaic systems.
- Resolution 435 of the MFP: Establishes the purchase price of the electrical energy that is generated:

For the non-residential sector with the installation of the SFV System of 0.06 CUP / CUC per kWh.
By the state sector from the use of biogas produced with organic residuals of 0.14 CUP / CUC per kWh during the first 4 years and 0.10 CUP / CUC per kWh from the 4th year.

- Resolution 215 of the MFP: Establishes the purchase price of 1.5 CUP / kWh of the net electrical energy delivered generated by the residential sector with the installation of Photovoltaic Solar Systems.
- Resolution 206/2021 of the MINEM: Approves the importation of photovoltaic systems by natural persons.

- Resolution 319/2021 of the MFP: Exempts natural persons from paying customs duties for non-commercial importation of photovoltaic solar systems and their parts and pieces.

- Resolution 359/2021 of the MFP: Approve the Tariff System for the purchase of electrical energy generated with renewable energy sources.

- Resolution 223/2021 of the MFP: Tax benefits to boost foreign investment.

Cañera Biomass

CURRENT SITUATION
There are currently 57 sugar mills with a potential of 16 million tons of cane to be ground in each harvest period. It also has 11 alcohol distilleries and 10 refineries.

The sugar industry has 517 MW installed with which it can produce approximately 700 GWh per year, which represents about 37 kWh per ton of ground cane. In a modern Bioelectric plant, triple the energy can be obtained using the same amount of cane.

The Bioeléctricas Ciro Redondo with 62 MW was built through a Mixed company.

NATIONAL INDUSTRY

In the National Industry, the sugar sector has within the Technical Services Company for the Sugar Industry (ZETI) (www.zeti.minaz.cu) with an important productive structure of factories specialized in technological equipment for the production of steam boilers. , pumps, industrial fans and spare parts; as well as other support productions for the industry, among which are metallic and hydrated lime productions.

The Sugar Industry foresees the Production of medium and high pressure steam boilers at the “Jesús Menéndez” Factory in the Sagüa la Grande municipality, Villa Clara province, to support the program of the 17 sugarcane biomass bioelectric plants and for the development of electricity generation plants from forest biomass, as well as the production of components and aggregates to increase the integration of Bioelectric plants such as: pumps, fans, valves, conveyors, etc.

PROJECTS STUDIED UNTIL 2027

Reach more than 110 kWh / ton of ground cane with medium and high pressure boilers.
Build 17 bioelectric plants with a total power of 612 MW

LOCATION

Wind

CURRENT SITUATION

Four experimental wind farms are installed with a total power of 11.8 MW. Of these, those installed in the north of Holguín (9.6 MW), have reached an annual capacity factor of over 27%

Execution of the prospecting and characterization of the Cuban wind potential that includes the exploitation of a network of 88 automatic stations for measuring wind parameters at altitudes of up to 50 meters in 32 areas of the country and a network of 12 reference meteorological stations, with measurements up to 100 meters high.

There is a wind map (http://eolica.insmet.cu) of Cuba, which shows that the wind resource is mainly found in the north-eastern and central areas of the country. A technical potential is estimated to exceed 1100 MW considering the use of 1.5 MW wind turbines, backed by the endorsement of the International Consultancy Garrad Hassan & Partners (Garrad Hassan Ibérica branch)

Small Wind Turbines:

There are 90 installed mainly in the agricultural sector.

Windmills:

There are approximately 9,343 installed mainly in the agricultural sector.

IN THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY:

There are two factories where IMECA and EMBA windmills are produced in the provinces of Artemisa and Granma respectively with a capacity of 1,800 mills per year in 3 work shifts.

Large wind turbines

Manufacture of components and aggregates for wind farms such as: towers, power transformers, electrical cables, electrical boards and metallic structures in GESIME.

Small wind turbines

Manufacture of small wind turbines of up to 10 KW in GESIME for general use in homes and the non-residential sector.

Windmills

Compliance with the manufacturing program, with 90% national integration, of the more than 20 thousand windmills that are estimated as demand; as well as parts and aggregates for the sustainability of these facilities.

PROJECTION

At present, two Herradura 1 and Herradura 2 wind farms have begun construction in the province of Las Tunas, for a total power of 101 MW, and a third Río Seco wind farm is in preparation in the province of Holguín with 50 MW. all through the modality of State Credit.

LOCATION

Solar

Solar photovoltaic:

72 wind farms with 226 MW of power have been built, which achieve an electric generation of 310 GWh per year and replace approximately 81 thousand tons of fuel annually; being possible to provide electrical service to more than 289 thousand homes at noon peak hours. Additionally, there are 12 MW installed on the roof.
The potential for solar radiation in the country is approximately 5 KWh per square meter per day.
24 thousand 81 isolated solar panels are installed in (schools, polyclinics, isolated homes, the family doctor's house, among others).
In the National Industry, there is the “Ernesto Che Guevara” Electronic Components Company from Pinar del Rio, which manufactures photovoltaic panels with an annual production capacity of 15 MWp to service the photovoltaic solar parks assembly program. It also manufactures photovoltaic pumping systems, solar battery chargers, lighting systems and other domestic equipment that use the panel as an energy source.

Solar Thermal:

10,595 solar heaters of different technologies are installed, mainly in the tourism sector.
In the National Industry there is a factory of vacuum tube heaters "RENSOL" of Chinese technology located in Morón Ciego de Ávila, with a production capacity that is currently 18 thousand annual heaters.
Currently, 12 wind farms are under execution with a high level of progress for a power of 48 MW.

IN THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY:

Solar photovoltaic

Increase the capacity of the Company "Ernesto Che Guevara" from Pinar del Rio, which manufactures photovoltaic panels up to 50 MWp.
Produce components and aggregates for Solar Parks such as: inverter, support for panels (tables), transformers, blackboards, electrical cables and hardware in general.

Solar Thermal

Reach the design capacity of the factory of vacuum tube heaters "RENSOL" of Chinese technology located in Morón Ciego de Ávila up to 50 thousand units per year.
Manufacture solar dryers for food, seeds, wood and medicinal plants of different designs by the GESIME Group.
Develop the production of solar concentrators to generate electricity.

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