日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Americas

Cuba eyes cooperation with China on clean energy

By SERGIO HELD in Cajica, Colombia | China Daily | Updated: 2021-12-28 07:31
Share
Share - WeChat
Photo taken on Dec 8, 2021 shows wind turbines at Changma wind farm in Yumen City, Northwest China's Gansu province. [Photo/Agencies]

Facing the challenges of an aging energy infrastructure, Cuba is looking to new energy sources with help from the Belt and Road Initiative to strengthen its power production capacity and move away from fossil fuels.

The Latin American country joined the Belt and Road Energy Partnership, or BREP, in October. The program aims to strengthen connectivity in infrastructure and energy investments, and push for more clean energy and efficiency.

For Cuba's energy system, participating in the BREP could be an important lifeline. The country's energy infrastructure is aging, and 95 percent of electricity comes from fossil fuels, mostly from eight thermoelectric plants that are all more than 30 years old.

Cuba is one of many countries in the region aiming to switch to clean energy with China's help. By 2030, the country's goal is to generate 24 percent of its electricity from renewables. It will need substantial amount of investment for this to happen, and Chinese private and public companies are becoming the largest and main partners for the endeavor.

"Cuba, like so many other countries in the global south, faces both the basic needs of the population for access to electricity, as well as the global demands to transition to more sustainable energy sources," said David Castrillon, research professor in international relations at the Externado University of Colombia.

"It is in this context that cooperation with a country like China is so important, as China not only has the experience and expertise in developing these high-quality sustainable energies, but also the willingness to work hand in hand with other countries."

China has been sharing its energy production and renewable energy creation capabilities with countries in the Latin American region for the past decade. In the far south in Argentina, China will finance 85 percent of a nuclear plant to produce clean energy. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China National Nuclear Corporation are involved in the turnkey project.

"China seeks to lead the shift toward clean energy and has been preparing the ground in Latin America for at least a decade," said Diego Marcos, founding member of the Civil Association for Argentina-China Cooperation.

" (China) has promoted change in the region's energy matrix toward one that is less dependent on fossil fuels. Between 2005 and 2021 a greater proportion of investment has gone to energy projects, and some $80 billion has been allocated to this sector."

Significant step

Victor Gao, chair professor at Soochow University in Jiangsu province, noted recently that China is a major power country in the world, especially in new and renewable energy like wind and solar. "And in this regard, China can definitely share its experience with Cuba in many ways, including very interestingly in oil and gas exploration and production," he told CGTN America.

"Cuba is very geographically located in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, and we believe that Cuba actually has large reserves in oil and in gas, but new and renewable energy will be more important because of the climate change impact."

In May 2015 the Chinese Export-Import Bank approved a $60 million loan for Cuba to build a biomass plant, which Shanghai Electric took over in 2017. The plant is already connected to the national grid. It is just one small but significant step toward clean energy transition in the country.

Shanghai Electric and its joint venture partner Hive Energy also received $160 million from the Export-Import Bank to salvage a photovoltaic park project in Cuba.

Venezuela, Bolivia and Suriname have also joined the 31-member BREP.

The writer is a freelance journalist for China Daily.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 黄色资源在线 | 色中色在线视频 | 国产乱码精品1区2区3区 | 91视频一区二区 | 精品成人佐山爱一区二区 | 99热新| 日本黄色福利视频 | 在线成人| 手机在线一区二区三区 | 91麻豆精东果冻天美传媒老狼 | 日韩高清一区二区 | 日韩精品一区二区在线观看 | 一本色道久久综合狠狠躁 | 久草在线新免久费观看视频 | 99热com| 日本一区二区三区四区在线观看 | 岛国毛片一级一级特级毛片 | 国产亚洲精品一区二区 | 国产亚洲精品久久久久久线投注 | 久久99精品视免费看 | 欧美伦妇高清免费 | 国产欧美一区二区成人影院 | 国产尤物在线观看一区二区 | 91亚洲国产成人久久精品网站 | 91欧美激情一区二区三区成人 | 日本黄色视 | 天天天天做夜夜夜夜 | 九九久久精品视频 | 男女在线无遮挡毛片免费 | 一区二区免费在线观看 | 极品丝袜高跟91极品系列 | 精品视频www| 日本精品久久久一区二区三区 | 欧美激情刺激爽免费视频观看 | 天天弄天天模 | 中文字幕观看 | 日韩在线观看毛片 | 成人国产一区二区三区 | 一级特黄欧美日韩免费视频 | 贺鹏个人资料 | 欧美激情视频网站 |