Ecobreves – CUBA: Wind Turbine Park to Open

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HAVANA, Jan 13 2007 (IPS) - A wind turbine park generating 1,650 kilowatts will be opened on Isla de la Juventud within the next few weeks. The news was confirmed to Tierramérica by Armando Rodríguez, adviser to acting Cuban minister of Science, Technology and the Environment Fernando González. According to experts, when the six generators in the park are working at full capacity they will produce approximately 10 percent of the peak electricity demand of this municipality, the second largest island of the Cuban archipelago, which has a population of over 70,000.

The project is part of Cuba's current program for developing wind power. At the entrance to the resort of Cayo Coco, 434 kilometres from Havana, two wind generators have been installed for several years, although they are for experimental purposes only.