The province of Las Tunas is moving toward its goal of generating more than 50 megawatts (MW) of clean energy this year, a goal that should be achieved with the 220 kV Substation photovoltaic solar park, which is being built in an enclave near this city, and others that are being built in the municipalities of Majibacoa and Amancio.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- The schedule for the execution of this project, with a capacity of 21.8 MW, is proceeding according to plan, according to executives and specialists from the province's Electric Company, the investor, and the Construction and Assembly Company, also from the territory.

The results of the topographical studies revealed that the piles for supporting 1,638 tables, where 42,588 solar panels will be located, had to be cast, which requires greater effort and construction materials.

The 220-kV substation solar park differs from the "Nueva Línea," inaugurated last June in the municipality of Puerto Padre, with the same generation capacity, in that the piles for the latter were installed using the pile-driving system, facilitated by the terrain conditions.

The Las Tunas project managers are accompanied by representatives of the Electric Union, as well as Applied Research and Equipment, of the Ministry of Construction.

The other two parks under construction are located in the community of Blanca Rosa, Majibacoa, and in the southern municipality of Amancio, each with a capacity of five MW.

Four small-scale parks were previously inaugurated in the province, in the municipalities of Puerto Padre and Manatí, which together can generate 11 MW.

If the La Herradura 1 wind farm, with a potential capacity of 34 MW, is commissioned next year as planned, Las Tunas would be well on its way to achieving the country's goal of using 37 percent renewable energy and reducing fossil fuel consumption by 63 percent by 2030.