HAVANA TIMES – On February 21, 2025, the first solar photovoltaic park was inaugurated, with a capacity of 21. The project, located in Cotorro—on the outskirts of Havana—is part of the island's government's bet on solar energy to address the country's dire electricity situation. According to. Although the government has proclaimed plans to erect 55 solar parks with an overall capacity of 1,200 megawatts by year's end, citizens remain skeptical about solar energy's potential to rescue a crumbling energy system, given the administration's history of unfulfilled promises. The leader Miguel Díaz-Canel and Commander Ramiro Valdés inaugurated this Friday the first Chinese solar park in Havana, built thanks to collaboration with China.