BY DIEGO RODRIGUEZ MOLINA—Granma daily staff writer—

NUEVA GERONA.—The works involved in the final stage of mounting the Eolian Park installed on the Isle of Youth to generate electricity via a more economical alternative as part of the Energy Revolution were commended by Yadira García Vera, minister of basic industry, during a tour of the area, some 40 kilometers from this city.

The likewise member of the Political Bureau, accompanied by Elizabeth Cámara, member of the Central Committee and first secretary of the Party here, met with workers in the sector who are raising the 55-meter towers that will carry the six French technology aero-generators that can be dismantled at the approach of hurricanes, an aspect that gives this field an advantage over others introduced into the country.

Located in the eastern part of the second island in the Cuban archipelago, given that the air velocity there is highly suitable for generation, the complex will add 1,650 kilowatts to the local electrical energy system without contaminating the atmosphere, and based on renewable raw material, like the wind.

García Vera acknowledged the territory’s efforts to incorporate new renewable energy sources in line with its potential, including that of generating from the forestall biomass, and highlighted the favorable results in terms of savings, by decreasing electricity consumption by 0.3%, despite the fact that the 40% of the island’s population have been cooking with electricity for some months. This translated into 1,300 tons of unused oil.

Translated by Granma International  26-12-2006