Cuba, through Cimex S..A. Corporation, a state owned conglomerate in the Caribbean island involved in the import and exports of goods, as well as tourism and banking, organization headquartered in Havana announced a project to estlablish a network of 21 fast charging stations for electric vehicles throughout the country.
The initiative was presented in the context of FITL 2025, the International and Logistic Fair which took place in Havana as reported by the state - run newspaper Granma.
Cimex's Logistic Vice President, Armando Isaac Laffitte, said that the objective is to respond to the global demand to mitigate the consequences of climate change, with the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
In this sense, the corporation announced the creation of a network of 21 fast charging stations throughout the island to try to meet the demand of the population and national and international tourism.
Concerning to the information offered, an analysis of the average range of standard electric vehicle was carried out, and another on the amount available in Cuba, about 49.605, however this official figure from the Ministry of Transport could vary because there are new additions that have not yet been registered.
According to Cimex's Logistic Vice President, all these devices currently have domestic charging systems and regarding the possible locations of these charging stations for electric vehicles in Cuba, initially the most are in Havana area.
In this sense, the first charging stations of the project will be located in front of the Sierra Maestra building, headquarters of the Cimex S.A. Corporation, on Avenida Ita, e/0 and 2, Playa.
With regard to the operational cycle Cimex's Logistic Vice President clarified that it consists of a process that generates photovoltaic energy that is stored and operated at fast charging points, and it based on an intelligent management scheme with a real - time work and control system.
The aforementioned report stated that 10 basic lite stations will be built, initially, and they will have a surface area of 500 square metres, and will generate a daily energy of 600 kWh, with a storage of 122kWh and two arms for recharging.
Overall the project would encompass four stages with 40 lite stations : 2.000 square metres of solar panel space, 24.000 kWh of daily power fenerations, and 8.000 kWh of storage. All this would allow charging, in total 800 vehicles per day, including medium and large vehicles.
Locations of the first electric vehicle charging stations in Cuba are in :
• La Dominica, Cimex snd El Cano, in Havana.
• Kilometre 79 of the National Highway in Mayabeque.
• Varadero, in Matanzas province.
• Kilometre 177, in Ciefuegos.
• Kilometre 259 and Cayo Santa Maria in Villa Clara.
• Kilometre 336, in Sancti Spiritus.
• Cayo Coco in Ciego de Ávila.
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