Cuba's state-owned cigar production company TabaCuba announced that it will increase the use of renewable energy at several of its factories in Pinar del Rio, Cuba's largest tobacco-producing province.
TabaCuba president Marino Murillo told the Cuban News Agency that all tobacco export factories should be equipped with such equipment in the first half of this year.
Artemisa, Villa Clara and the far western regions already have equipment to increase productivity.
According to officials, submersible pumps for pre-industrial processes and irrigation to save energy carriers are a priority.
He also said they are betting on renewable energy so that the production process does not stop in the event of power service interruptions.
