The country's authorities have insisted on the protection of solar photovoltaic parks.

To prevent as much as possible the disaster that Hurricane Melissa could cause, companies and institutions in Las Tunas are adopting planned measures to preserve Cuban state assets.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Eduardo Julio Pascual Campos, director general of the Business Commerce Group, told 26 that "Since the first contacts with the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) and the Government in the province, and then with the activation of the Provincial Defense Council (CDP), we began to specify the pertinent measures to reach the population and preserve the products we have in our facilities.

"We have moved all food products that are at risk of damage from heavy rains or winds to high places. In addition, we are committed to selling the products in our food-store network while there are customers in the establishments. In municipalities like Puerto Padre, the rice belonging to the regulated basket is sold," he concluded.

Furthermore, the country's government has insisted on the protection of solar photovoltaic and wind farms. Since the information phase was declared, the Las Tunas Electric Company has worked to safeguard its resources.
Anisley Santiesteban Velázquez, technical director of this entity, reported that "In the case of our investments in Punta Brava, 'Amancio,' and the 220 kV substation, in the main municipality, all resources on site were collected and stored in the technological containers.

"At the 220 kV substation, 1,490 holes were drilled and their respective retaining bolts were installed to prevent wind force from moving the already installed tables.

"At the province's photovoltaic solar parks in operation (Parada 1, Parada 2, Manatí 1, and Manatí 2), the implementation of measures planned for weather events such as high-intensity hurricanes was also reviewed.
"From the moment the hurricane alert phase was announced, the company's workers prepared to install the slings (these will protect the panels and prevent them from moving)," emphasized Santiesteban Velázquez.

At the recently inaugurated 21.8 megawatt Nueva Línea solar park in the northern municipality of Puerto Padre, where the strongest winds are expected, work is underway intensively. The priority is to safeguard that more than 900 million pesos-investment.