Some RES foreign companies with a presence in the Cuban market include Iberdrola SA, Hive Energy Ltd, Vestas Wind Systems, Shanghai Electric Group Ltd, Yingli Goldwind International Holding HK Ltd, Indian state-run energy company NTPC Ltd and Havana Energy.
Concerns over Cuba's dependence on Venezuela are translating into the need for a fundamentally redesigned energy sector and more flexibility for investors. The pandemic has accentuated Cuba’s need to diversify and move from oil-generated energy to renewable sources of energy (RES).
Two Canadian companies are currently active in the RES sector in Cuba. Deltro Group Ltd. from Ontario has signed a BOO (build, own and operate) contract with UNE (Unión Eléctrica) to build and run a 100 Mw solar farm and a 50 Mw Battery Energy Storage System.
RES with large potential on the island include solar, wind, biomass (bagasse, agriculture and forestry), and hydropower. Cuba has in place a “ Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Económico y Social” (the National Social and Economic Development Plan), which aims to increase the proportion of clean energy output to 37% by 2030 (2,000 MW). 6