What We Know of the Cuban Government’s 55 Solar Park PlansOn February 21, 2025, the first solar photovoltaic park was inaugurated, with a capacity of 21.8 MW. 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.
Cuban Government Says It Wants to Dollarize to De-DollarizePrime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, presented an update on the government’s plan and projections for 2025 at the National Assembly of People’s Power on December 18, 2024. In his over two-hour intervention, he emphasized the increased use of dollarization as a strategy to generate foreign currency.
Cuban Architects Defend their Profession and right to work independently of the StateThe Ministry of Labor and Social Security recently identified 124 prohibited activities, explicitly banning those relating to architecture and engineering.
Shops in havana: long live regionalism and inequalities!The differences between the areas of Havana were not caused by COVID-19, they have a historical heritage that goes beyond the commercial network, but that is another important element to consider when governing a 500-year-old city whose inhabitants live in 15 municipalities and 728.3 km2.
Cuban stranded and migrants in Russia at covid-19Since 27 March, the situation for some Cubans has worsened. Many have no money, no work and no chance of getting work; they have been left without a roof over their heads, without food and without any possibility of returning.
