The Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel led the inauguration of the photovoltaic solar park in Remedios, Villa Clara, this Friday. This facility has a capacity of 21.8 megawatts and, according to the official speech, is part of an ambitious program to generate up to 1,000 MW in the province through solar energy.
During his tour of the territory, Díaz-Canel assured that the country would incorporate over 560 MW of photovoltaic energy into the national system before the end of July. “We will almost catch the midday peak,” he stated to the Remedios residents with optimism that was captured by the cameras of the official National Television News (NTV).
However, beneath the triumphalist rhetoric, there is a desperate attempt by the regime's propaganda to instill hope in a population tired of unfulfilled promises and chronic blackouts that affect daily life, agricultural and industrial production, and even basic services.
"At full operational capacity, it should save the nation more than 8,000 tons of generation fuel annually. In addition to this facility, four others are currently being carried out in the territory of Villa Clara," stated the Presidency of Cuba in a tweet, skilled in the propagandistic handling of figures that do not withstand the test of reality.
The Remedios park, touted as a "strategic project," is only the first photovoltaic installation of this scale completed in the province. The government insists on presenting solar energy generation as a milestone, while ignoring the fact that its contribution is still insignificant in the face of the collapse of thermal plants and the chronic lack of fuel.
Throughout his address, the leader followed a familiar script: an exaltation of sacrifice, references to national history, and calls for creativity to "overcome challenges," without providing tangible solutions to the power outages or the structural energy crisis that is suffocating the country.
At the sugar mill of the Abel Santamaría popular council, Díaz-Canel was informed about a production that barely allows for the generation of 2.4 MW with only one operational boiler. Meanwhile, companies in agriculture, the geocological sector, and the construction materials industry remain paralized or operating at minimal capacity due to a lack of electricity and fuel.
Despite the media coverage, the announcement of new solar parks seems more like an act of propaganda than an effective response to the serious energy crisis. The Cuban population, already accustomed to the hyperbolic language of the authorities, continues to wait for concrete actions that will improve their daily lives, not inflated promises or self-improvement speeches.
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