The province of Holguin is promoting the deployment of renewable energy sources. With projects that are bringing tangible transformations to rural communities and essential services.
These projects are coordinating international initiatives with national programs. Fostering strong local participation focused on the most vulnerable sectors.
Its main objective in Holguin is to install 502 stand-alone photovoltaic systems (SFVA) of 1 and 2 kW in vulnerable rural communities. Where access to the National Electric System (SEN) is limited or nonexistent.
At the same time, the deployment of renewable energy sources in Holguin is not limited to electricity generation. As it includes the use of solar water heaters in healthcare facilities and social service centers. Currently, 87 units are installed at the Holguin Pediatric Hospital. Several daycare centers in Moa—such as Florecita del Atlántico, Tierno Amanecer, Dulces Caricias, Pequeños Industriales, and Pequeños Constructores—and senior citizens’ homes, maternity homes, and polyclinics in the municipality.
Building on this experience, a 35 kWp photovoltaic system was also completed in Moa above the hospital laundry. Along with the rehabilitation and installation of two water pumps. This reduces consumption during peak hours and alleviates the load on already saturated networks. While also strengthening the guarantee of basic services such as water supply and hospital hygiene.
Meanwhile, in Aguaceros, electrification via the National Electric System (SEN) is being combined with a small 24 kWp photovoltaic park. New power lines are being installed, access roads are being rehabilitated, and other construction phases are underway in coordination with entities such as ECM Antilla. This will increase the system’s resilience. Diversify the local energy mix, and reduce the vulnerability of rural settlements to service interruptions.
Taken together, this map reflects a concrete commitment to reducing territorial disparities and ensuring that the energy transition is measured not only in megawatts but also in the lives of families.
Fernando Hechavarría Pupo emphasizes this point, noting that each installed system “is a house that no longer depends on diesel. A school that can operate more reliably, and a doctor’s office that gains security for its medical equipment.”

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