Beijing Enterprise Group Company donates funds for 1MW photovoltaic park in Cuba (Linked to Record ID#71725)

In 2013, Beijing Enterprise Group Company donated funds for a 1MW photovoltaic solar plant to the Cuban Government. Construction was to be implemented by Beijing Jingyi Renewable Energy Engineering Company. The project is located in the International Exhibition Center Park, about 14 kilometers east of Havana.

After it is put into operation, the average annual power generation of the photovoltaic power station will be 1.466 million kWh, which can save 535,000 tons of standard coal and reduce 1405.9 tons of carbon dioxide each year. Construction on the project started in April, 2013, and the plant was connected to the power grid on 3 November, 2013.

The opening ceremony was held on the first day of the 31st Havana International Expo..

Ricardo Cabrizas, Vice Chairman of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Alfredo López, Minister of Energy and Mining, Chen Ping, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Cuba, Economic and Commercial Counsellor Maek Qiang, and China Beijing Enterprises Representative in Cuba attended. The donation of the photovoltaic power plant's control room is captured in linked Record ID#71725.