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What percentage of electricity is generated in Cuba?

In 2020, 95.1% of electricity generated in Cuba came from non renewable resources and the remaining 4.9% from renewable sources (3% biomass, 0.8% solar, 0.6% hydro, and 0.5% wind). By 2030, Cuba aims to have 24% of electrical generation from renewable sources.

How much does it cost to implement Cuba's energy vision?

The implementation of Cuba’s Energy vision has been estimated by Cuban government to cost more than USD 4.0 billion to achieve their 2030 renewable energy target [2, 51] of increasing the renewables share to 24% and USD 6.0 billion for the remodified target of 37% .

What are the major energy companies in Cuba?

UNE (Unión Eléctrica) is responsible for the generation, transmission, distribution, and commercialization of electrical energy. CUPET (Unión Cuba-Petróleo) is the state-owned oil firm and Cuba's largest oil company. Other companies operating in Cuba's energy sector include Energas, Inter RAO, Zerus, Havana Energy, and Siemens.

How much natural gas does Cuba produce?

In 2017, Cuba produced 1.189 billion cu m of natural gas and as of January 2018 still had 70.79 billion cu m of proven natural gas reserves. In 2016, Cuba consumed 175,000 barrels per day of refined petroleum products. In 2017, Cuba consumed 1.189 billion cu m of natural gas.

Why is Cuba so important?

Cuba is currently in a strategically important phase of its energy transition to address its fossil fuel trajectory, climate commitments and national development and sustainability goals.

How does Cuba get climate financing?

Currently, Cuba receives climate financing mainly through foreign direct investment, development cooperation grants and loans, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and UN organizations, with the largest sectoral share in the energy sector (25.5%) [52, 53, 54, 55, 56].