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Chinese Government provides T114 million worth of solar panels for Cuba's Holguín Province in September 2023

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$114,000,000
Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•CubaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CubaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 1, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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This project provided solar panels for Cuba's Holguín Province, including Mayarí (Guaro district), Banes, Sagua de Tánamo, Rafael Freyre, Urbano Noris, Gibara, and Holguín city. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5904277, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5904269, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5904289, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5904288, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5904290, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5904275, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5904276.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Cuba

Implementing agencies

Joint Venture/Special Purpose Vehicles

  • Unión Eléctrica de Cuba

State-owned companies

  • Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd.

Loan description

Chinese Government provides T114 million worth of solar panels for Cuba's Holguín Province in September 2023

Narrative

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Project narrative

In September 2023, the Chinese Government committed to donating solar panels worth $114 million in total to various places in Cuba's Holguín Province. These solar panels were to go to the municipality of Mayari, in the Guaro district, and other municipalities in Holguín Province, including Banes, Sagua de Tánamo, Rafael Freyre, Urbano Noris, Gibara, and Holguín, the provincial capital. The project is currently in the implementation phase. Shanghai Electric is serving as the primary Chinese implementation partner, while Cuba’s state utility, Unión Eléctrica (UNE), is managing local execution.