Cuba’s ambitious wind projects gaining speed

Source : Johannes Fri Sep 09, 09:29 pm EST
Cuba is in the middle of a billion-dollar bidding process for wind and solar projects, according to officials speaking during a recent conference in Havana, and foreign investors are answering the call Previous Top Stories

Economy

Cuban doctors in Brazil get three more years

In a nod to the efficiency and popularity of Mais Médicos, the conservative interim government extended through 2019 the program that has brought 11,400 Cuban doctors to Brazil Construction of first biomass power plant begins, more to follow
Cuba in negotiations for $300m in solar projects
Cuba leaps towards multilateral credit
Tampa Bay Times: Cuba wants access to Orlando market, through Tampa port
Xinhua: Chinese premier's visit to boost cooperation
Argus: PDV supply cut to Cuba exposes light crude deficit
SciDevNet: Cuba gets leaner science structure to boost impact

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Companies

Second U.S. hotel chain wants to enter Cuba

The world's largest hotel chain seeks to follow on the heels of competitor Starwood Spanish franchise to open store in Havana
Canadian food company in talks with large state farm
Silver Airways gets new owner
raps.org: Cuban regulator prepares for influx of U.S. pharmaceuticals
Prensa Latina: Cubana, Air Caraibes sign joint operation agreement
Bloomberg: Cuba confounds online travel agents
Aviation Tribune: Alitalia to begin direct flights to Cuba

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Politics

Book review: How will your company fit into the new Cuba?

Look at the big picture! Analysis: Oil in Block 9 – is it there or not?
The next president’s Cuba policy: Hillary Clinton
Analysis: A new Special Period? Calm down!
NACLA: The embargo-lifting role of U.S. business interests in Congress
AFP: EU submits Cuba normalization accord for approval
Univision: Trump would reverse Cuba opening, unless political demands met
Reuters: Millenials lead private-media openings in Cuba

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LIFESTYLES

LaHabana.com: The Cuban Millenials issue

The Cuban Millenials issue: The Millenial Generation in Cuban art; Colossus at Dawn; Less Is More; X Alfonso; Danay Suárez; A Belated Playlist for Cuban Millennials; Idania del Río; Ernesto Piña; Goodbye Tamagotchi, welcome Cosplayers; Pokémon GO in Havana; and more

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BLOG TICKER

Cuba Central: The debate on meeting and feeding Cubans
Generation Y: Extremist today, democrat tomorrow
Havana Times: Frozen salaries for Cuba's teachers
Progreso Weekly: Australian oil sleuths still evaluating Cuba's Block 9
The Cuban Economy: Venezuela's problems cast chill over Cuba
The Internet in Cuba: IBM's cloud infrastructure service blocks Cuba — why now?

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Data & Maps

Internet access in Cuba: Sluggish evolution

According to official statistics, 27.1% of all Cubans — or 3.05 million people — had access to the Internet in 2014. Considering the access growth rate over the past few years, by mid-2016, roughly every third Cuban should be connected to the web.

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U.S. scheduled flights to Cuba: Capacity glut ahead

If all U.S.-approved flights were cleared for take-off, the bidding airlines would face a major challenge to fill seats — particularly to provincial airports — as total capacity represents nearly four times the actual number of U.S. visitors to Cuba in 2015.

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New freight connections for Cuba

Container traffic in Cuba has grown 10-15% per year recently, as the new hub was built at Mariel, replacing the Port of Havana, and as more shipping lines are competing for customers.

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