Yaguaramas — Cuba
Solar power plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Approximate location 22.255, -80.715.
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Yaguaramas is a 5.6 MW solar power plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.4k homes (estimated). It ranks #21 of 22 Cuba power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 1.2% of Cuba's electricity; the national grid averages 643 gCO₂/kWh (4.0% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0071827.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is a source-verified 2026 capacity claim: 6 MW for Yaguaramas solar project.
GEM · 2026 · operating plant capacity
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000832425; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Assumed PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Cuba solar capacity
- 58.3% of 10 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest solar plants in Cuba
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.8% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest solar power plant of 2 in Cuba by capacity.
Cuba has 2 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 10 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Carlos De Cespedes Powerplant · Oil · 382 MW · Cienfuegos
- Juragua nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 880 MW · Cienfuegos
- Varadero Powerplant · Gas · 173 MW · Matanzas
- Antonio Guiteras Powerplant · Oil · 330 MW · Matanzas
- Santa Cruz · Oil · 300 MW · Mayabeque
- Boca de Jaruco · Gas · 313 MW · Mayabeque
Location
Coordinates 22.255, -80.715 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Yaguaramas?
Yaguaramas is a 5.6 MW solar power plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba, commissioned in 2017.