Russia to supply generators to Cuba

Russia to supply generators to Cuba
Published time: 19 Oct, 2015 14:57

The Russian government has ratified an agreement to provide generators
at the Maximo Gomes and Este Habana power plants in Cuba.

According to the Russian government website, the Maximo Gomes power
plant in Mariel municipality will be equipped with a 200 MW unit, while
Este Habana in Santa Cruz del Norte municipality will have three 200 MW
generators installed.

Inter RAO – Export, a subsidiary of Russian energy producer Inter RAO
will team up with Energoimport, which is a part of Union Electrica of
Cuba. Union Electrica is a Cuban state energy company with a total
capacity of 3.7 GW specializing in the generation of electricity from
thermal and hydro power and the country's renewable sources of energy,
and also the transmission and distribution of electricity.

The financial details of the deal will be disclosed in a further contract.

Under the agreement, Inter RAO and its contractors won't have to pay tax
and customs duties; the employees will also be exempt from paying income
tax.

The possible deal was announced by President Vladimir Putin last summer,
when he said Inter RAO could participate in the construction of power
generators in Cuba.

In July 2014 Russian RusHydro, a power generating company with 38.5 GW
installed electricity generation capacity and Union Electrica signed a
memorandum of understanding on modernization and building of new
hydroelectric power plants in Cuba.

Source: Russia to supply generators to Cuba — RT Business -
https://www.rt.com/business/319081-cuba-russia-power-plant/