25 Years of Operation of the “Santa María del Loreto” Photovoltaic Plant Cuba

Jose Emilio Camejo Cuan; Ruben Ramos Heredia; Roger Proenza Yero; Jose Felipe Vigil

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25 Years of Operation of the “Santa María del Loreto” Photovoltaic Plant Cuba

Jose Emilio Camejo Cuan, Ruben Ramos Heredia, Roger Proenza Yero, Jose Felipe Vigil

Published in Engineering and Applied Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 5)

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The work addresses the main socio-technological aspects carried out by the Electrification Department of the Solar Energy Research Center, which in a sustained manner and with significant scientific-technical contributions, has guaranteed the sustainability of photovoltaic technology in centralized systems, taking as a reference the Photovoltaic Solar System installed since September 1997 in the Rural Community "Santa María del Loreto", for the electrification of the economic and social objectives of said community and that throughout 25 years of uninterrupted exploitation has demonstrated social, technological and economic aspects of this technology and its necessary relationship with its beneficiaries, where participation, training and the use of resource rules are the main variables that favor the assimilation of this technology, modifying habits and customs of users regarding the consumption of energy in a collectivistic way, which h have allowed to promote endogenous capacities for the community appropriation of photovoltaic technology in substitution of a Diesel Generators, as a means of electrification, which makes it essential to avoid the exodus of rural inhabitants to the cities, allowing the agricultural development of the country and guaranteeing the massification of culture through the social programs developed. All this has demonstrated the social and technical-economic viability of these facilities in the socio-cultural conditions and the Cuban climate, has contributed to raising the scientific-technical knowledge of technology for national specialists.

Published in	Engineering and Applied Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.eas.20220705.11
Page(s)	58-62
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Rural Electrification, Centralized Photovoltaic Systems, Local Community Development

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Jose Emilio Camejo Cuan, Ruben Ramos Heredia, Roger Proenza Yero, Jose Felipe Vigil. (2022). 25 Years of Operation of the “Santa María del Loreto” Photovoltaic Plant Cuba. Engineering and Applied Sciences, 7(5), 58-62. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.eas.20220705.11

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Jose Emilio Camejo Cuan; Ruben Ramos Heredia; Roger Proenza Yero; Jose Felipe Vigil. 25 Years of Operation of the “Santa María del Loreto” Photovoltaic Plant Cuba. Eng. Appl. Sci. 2022, 7(5), 58-62. doi: 10.11648/j.eas.20220705.11

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Jose Emilio Camejo Cuan, Ruben Ramos Heredia, Roger Proenza Yero, Jose Felipe Vigil. 25 Years of Operation of the “Santa María del Loreto” Photovoltaic Plant Cuba. Eng Appl Sci. 2022;7(5):58-62. doi: 10.11648/j.eas.20220705.11

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Jose Emilio Camejo Cuan

Electrification Department, Solar Energy Research Center, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Ruben Ramos Heredia

Electrification Department, Solar Energy Research Center, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Roger Proenza Yero

Electrification Department, Solar Energy Research Center, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Jose Felipe Vigil

Electrification Department, Solar Energy Research Center, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

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Jose Emilio Camejo Cuan, Ruben Ramos Heredia, Roger Proenza Yero, Jose Felipe Vigil. 25 Years of Operation of the “Santa María del Loreto” Photovoltaic Plant Cuba. Eng Appl Sci. 2022;7(5):58-62. doi: 10.11648/j.eas.20220705.11

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