By CiberCuba Editorial Team
Friday, November 13, 2026 – 5:00 PM
The Electric Company of Sancti Spíritus announced this Friday the installation of a video surveillance system at the Cabaiguán Solar Photovoltaic Park, a measure that highlights concerns over thefts targeting renewable energy facilities.
The project includes high-resolution cameras, recording equipment, and a centralized monitoring platform to supervise in real time the equipment and critical areas of the park, the entity specified through its profile on Facebook.
The presentation took place on-site, with the participation of specialists from the provincial electric company, park workers, and technicians from ATI Santa Clara, the entity responsible for providing and implementing the technological solution.
According to the provincial newspaper Escambray, the workers have established a “certified technological culture” aligned with the standards for renewable energy generation.
Inaugurated in September 2025, the park has a capacity of 21.87 MW and is the first of several solar facilities planned for Sancti Spíritus as part of the national renewable energy program.
The installation of cameras is part of other measures adopted in the country in response to the increase in thefts targeting photovoltaic infrastructures. Between 2025 and mid-2026, the Attorney General’s Office opened more than 460 criminal investigations for offenses against the National Electroenergetic System.
In Guantánamo, authorities recovered in October nearly 50 solar panels stolen from the Santa Teresa four park, found in a private residence. Among the detained were workers from the facility itself.
In Granma, two men were arrested for stealing 20 metal beams from a photovoltaic park and are facing charges of sabotage.
The sanctions have also led to extended prison sentences. In Pinar del Río, a man received 12 years in prison for stealing screws from a solar park.
In Ciego de Ávila, two individuals were sentenced in March to nine and seven years for stealing approximately 50,000 screws intended for the assembly of panels, a theft that resulted in losses exceeding 620,000 pesos.
In May 2025, the People’s Supreme Court issued Opinion 475, which reclassified these offenses as sabotage and established penalties ranging from seven to 30 years in prison, life imprisonment, or the death penalty for the most serious cases. However, the investigations and convictions have not prevented the ongoing thefts.
Sanctions have been accompanied by other protective measures, such as the invisible chemical marking in Las Tunas and chemical traps in substations in Havana.
On his part, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, has publicly attributed part of the power outages to the theft of system components. This explanation comes amid an energy crisis in which blackouts have exceeded 20 hours daily in several provinces.
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