CUBA BUILDING WIND

Cuba: 11.7 megawatts, 11, 394, 043 population = 1.027 megawatts per person
U.S.: 16, 818.78 megawatts, 301, 139, 947 population = 5.585 megawatts per person

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Looks like there might be some potent wind assets at the east end of the island. More detailed info needed. (click to enlarge)

Cuba Starts 4th Wind Energy Plant
March 14, 2008 (Prensa Latina)

WHO
Hector Lugo, head of Distribution Generation, the Electricity Company of Holguin

WHAT
Planning and preparation has begun for the Gibara II Eolic park, Cuba’s 4th wind energy installation.

One study suggests Cuba could build over 20,000 megawatts of wind power. (click to enlarge)

WHEN
- Topographic measurements just began for Gibara II.
- Gibara I was recently connected to the National Energy System.

WHERE
- Gibara II Eolic park in the northern coast of the Holguin province.
- Other Cuban Eolic parks are on Turiguano Island, in Ciego de Avila province, and in the special municipality of the Isle of Youth.
- Wind studies have identified 30 productive sites in eastern Cuba .

Holguin Province, where the new installation will go up, has a nearly 6000 megawatt potential. (click to enlarge)

WHY
- This is Cuba’s 4th wind energy installation. It will bring the island nation’s capacity to over 11.7 megawatts.
- Gibara II will have 6 Goldwind turbines built in China and a total capacity of 4.5 megawatts.
- The Turiguano Island facility’s output is 0.45 megawatts. The Isle of Youth output is 1.65 megawatts.
- Gibara I has 6 Gamesa 850 kilowatt turbines for a total capacity of 5.1 megawatts.

QUOTES
Article: “Hector Lugo, head of the Distribution Generation of the Electricity Company of Holguin, informed that Gibara II should be in operation this year.”